Juan Carlos "Pichino" Carone (born May 18, 1942) is a former

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. He played as a right-footed

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. Carone is most notable for his period in Vélez Sársfield (1964–1969), where he scored 76 goals in 149 games in the

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, being the 6th overall top scorer in the club's history. Carone is nicknamed "''Pichino''", that means "Kid" in

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Club career

Carone played youth football in River Plate and

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, and debuted in the

with the latter on August 5, 1962, in a 0–2 defeat to

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. In 1963, Vélez Sársfield paid eleven million

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s (6 in cash plus the loan of two players) to buy him. With Vélez, he was the top goalscorer of the Argentine Primera División in the 1965 championship (with 19 goals), and was part of the league title winning team in the 1968 Nacional, though he played rarely in the latter due to an

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injury. In 1970, the winger moved to Racing Club, where he played for half-a-year. He then retired playing in Mexico with

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International career

Carone played for the Argentina national team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification, but was not part of the final World Cup squad. He also played in the

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Honours

;Vélez Sársfield *

(1): 1968 Nacional

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carone, Juan Carlos Living people 1942 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 1967 South American Championship players Men's association football wingers