Matías Nicolás Caruzzo (born August 15, 1984 in

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) is an

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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Playing career

Club

Caruzzo came through

youth development system to make his professional debut on March 25, 2006 in a 3–1 away defeat to

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. He went on to establish himself as an important member of the first team squad. Caruzzo was an important member of the Argentinos Juniors team that won the 2010 Clausura championship. He played in all 19 games and scored a vital goal in their 4–3 win against Independiente in the penultimate game of their championship winning campaign. Caruzzo followed Argentinos Juniors 2010 Clausura champion coach Claudio Borghi to

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for the dispute of the

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. Boca paid Argentinos a 2,500,000 US dollars fee, plus a percentage of a future sell. In January 2014, Caruzzo signed a contract with Universidad de Chile for 3 years.

International

On May 20, 2009 Caruzzo made his international debut in a friendly match against

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. The Argentine team, made up of players based in the

, won the game 3–1.

Honours

Club

;

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References

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
at Futbol XXI *
Player profile
at Football-Lineups.com
Caruzzo, Matías Nicolás
at Historia de Boca.com * 1984 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentina international footballers Association football defenders Argentinos Juniors footballers Boca Juniors footballers Universidad de Chile footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Expatriate footballers in Chile {{Argentina-footy-defender-1980s-stub