Horacio Angel Carbonari (born 2 May 1974) is a Argentine former professional

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who played as a defender. He was nicknamed "Bazooka" due to his powerful free-kicks.

Career

Rosario Central

Born in Santa Teresa, a town in the southern end of

Santa Fe Province The Province of Santa Fe ( es, Provincia de Santa Fe, ) is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco (divided by the 28th parallel south), Corrientes, Entre R� ...

, Carbonari began his career at

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...

. His debut at the first division was in 1993. In the Argentinian club, he won the 1995 Copa CONMEBOL and was the competition's joint top scorer with four goals, having scored twice in the second leg of the final against

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. From 1993 to 1998, Carbonari played a total of 135 Argentine Primera División matches, scoring 26 goals.

England

Carbonari was signed by

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in the summer of 1998 for £3 million by former Derby manager Jim Smith. Carbonari was the first Argentinian ever to play in the

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alongside Juan Cobián, who was at

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. He quickly became a fans favourite and won praise from the fans after scoring twice against rivals

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in the 1998-99 Premier League. In 2002, while John Gregory was manager, Carbonari became out-of-favour at the club and had a short loan spell at

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, before being released by Derby in the same year. Carbonari played a total of 90 league matches for the Rams, scoring nine times.

Return to Rosario Central and retirement

Carbonari returned to Rosario Central in 2003, where he suffered from knee injuries. He helped the club to qualify for the 2004 Copa Libertadores, where his club lost to

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in the Round of 16 after the penalty shootout, with Carbonari scoring from the spot. He decided to retire in 2005 after a knee injury ended his season. At the beginning 2006–07 season, he was appointed the general manager of Rosario Central.

Honours

Rosario Central *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carbonari, Horacio 1974 births Living people People from Constitución Department Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province Argentine footballers Association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Premier League players English Football League players Rosario Central footballers Derby County F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England