Juan Ramón Carrasco Torres (born 15 September 1956) is a Uruguayan

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coach and former player. He is one of the players who had the most appearances, in different rosters, in Uruguay.

Playing career

Born in Sarandi del Yí, Uruguay, Carrasco started his career in 1973 playing for Nacional. He played 19 times for Uruguay, for whom he scored three goals.rsssf: Uruguay record international players
Carrasco also played for River Plate and

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in Argentina, and played professional football in Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Colombia and Venezuela.

Coaching career

Carrasco started coaching in 2000. He won his first title as the coach of Uruguayan Nacional in Uruguayan First Division. His best international performance was made in River Plate during 2009 as the team reached the semi-finals for

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. On July 6, 2011, he signed with Emelec of Ecuador to replace Omar "el Turco" Asad. On November 27, six months later, he resigned. On December 26, he signed with Atlético Paranaense of Brazil. He played as an attacking midfielder. Between 2003 and 2004, Carrasco was the manager of Uruguay.

References

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