César Alberto Carranza (born 16 August 1980) is a retired

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, who played as a

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Career

Carranza started his professional career in 2001 with Nueva Chicago. In 2005, he spent time on loan to

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clubs

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and

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. He joined

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, whic ...

in 2007. In late 2008 he was acquired by

Colo Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...

, defending Chilean Champion. In June 2009 he was loaned to

Everton de Viña del Mar Everton de Viña del Mar is a Football in Chile, Chilean football club based in the city of Viña del Mar. The club was founded 24 June 1909 after a group of British Chilean, Anglo-Chilean teenagers formed a football club and named it after th ...

and in January 2010 he was again loaned, this time to Godoy Cruz in Argentina.

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* 1980 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Primera B Metropolitana players Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Colo-Colo footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza footballers Barracas Central players Club Atlético San Telmo footballers Club Atlético Ituzaingó players Argentino de Merlo footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1980s-stub