Maurico Ariel Caranta (born 31 July 1978 in

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, Córdoba) is an

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and former player who played as a

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Career

Caranta started his career with Instituto de Córdoba in 1999. He helped Instituto to win the

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in the 2003–04 season and promotion to the Primera División at the end of the 2003–04 season. He made a total of 139 league appearances for Instituto. In 2005, he moved to Mexican club

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, where he made 47 league appearances before returning to Argentina to sign for Boca Juniors in 2007. He made his debut for Boca on 10 February 2007 in a 4-0 victory over

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. He was the first-choice goalkeeper in the

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as Boca won the competition, beating Brazilian club Grêmio in the

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in June 2007. In December 2007 he played in the

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, in which Boca reached the

where they lost 4-2 to Italian club

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at the

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, Japan on 16 December 2007. In August 2008 he played in both legs of the

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final, which Boca won 5-3 on aggregate against

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. Following the completion of the Torneo Apertura 2008 team won the gold and blue, the conflict with his club's goalkeeper was aggravated because Caranta tried to leave the club and could not reach any agreement to be released or transferred. Finally, after much back and forth, on March 26, 2009 he signed for

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Honours

Instituto *

: 1998–99, 2003–04 Boca Juniors * Primera División: 2008 Apertura *

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Rosario Central *

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Talleres *

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References

External links

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Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI
Football lineups player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caranta, Mauricio 1978 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Santos Laguna footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Rosario Central footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Liga MX players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Men's association football goalkeepers