Francisco José Carrasco Hidalgo (born 6 March 1959) is a Spanish former

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player and

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. Nicknamed Lobo, he played as a winger and spent most of his 14-year professional career with

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(11 seasons). He won ten major titles with the club, including the

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and three Cup Winners' Cups. A Spain international for nine years, Carrasco represented the country at the

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and two

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Club career

Born in

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, Carrasco was a product of the

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youth system, and quickly made a name for himself in

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and

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, with a brilliant display of creative dribbling. Having made his debut with the first team during 1978–79, he also shone in that season's

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, a 4–3 thriller

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win against Germany's

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. After 376 competitive appearances for the ''Blaugrana'', winning the 1984–85 league title, Carrasco spent three seasons with

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club

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. He retired following a short stint with

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, in a return to

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. Subsequently, Carrasco became a manager: he finished 2005–06 at

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, with the

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team eventually being relegated from

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. In the 2007–08 campaign, he coached lowly

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International career

Having first appeared for

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in a friendly with

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on 4 April 1979 (2–2 away draw), Carrasco went on to collect 35

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with five goals, being selected for

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and

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(where he played all five matches for the runners-up, scoring from the

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spot against Romania in another tie, 1–1). Carrasco was also picked for the squad that appeared in the

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in Mexico, but did not leave the bench for the eventual quarter-finalists.

Career statistics

Honours

Barcelona *

: 1984–85 *

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

: 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88 *

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: 1978–79, 1981–82, 1988–89 *

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runner-up: 1985–86 Spain *

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runner-up:

Records * Most UEFA Cup Winners' Cup titles: (3) ( 1978–79, 1981–82, 1988–89)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrasco, Lobo 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Alcoy 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Alicante Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players Terrassa FC footballers UE Figueres footballers Ligue 1 players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Spain men's amateur international footballers Spain men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1980 players UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Spanish football managers Segunda División managers Tercera División managers Atlético Malagueño managers Real Oviedo managers Spanish association football commentators