Matías Nicolás Caruzzo (born August 15, 1984, in
Buenos Aires
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) is an Argentine former
football
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defender. He last played for
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was reco ...
.
Playing career
Club
Caruzzo came through
Argentinos Juniors' youth development system to make his professional debut on March 25, 2006, in a 3–1 away defeat to
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 ...
. He went on to establish himself as an important member of the first-team squad.
Caruzzo was an important member of the Argentinos Juniors team that won the
2010 Clausura championship. He played in all 19 games and scored a vital goal in their 4–3 win against
Independiente in the penultimate game of their championship-winning campaign.
Caruzzo followed
Claudio Borghi, the 2010 Clausura champion coach of Argentinos Juniors, to
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...
for the dispute of the
2010–11 Argentine Primera División season
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. Boca paid Argentinos a 2,500,000 US dollar fee, plus a percentage of the future sale. In January 2014, Caruzzo signed a contract with Universidad de Chile for 3 years.
International
On May 20, 2009, Caruzzo made his international debut in a friendly match against
Panama
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. The
Argentine team, made up of players based in the
Argentine Primera División
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, won the game 3–1.
Honours
Argentinos Juniors
*
Primera División:
2010 Clausura
Boca Juniors
*
Primera División:
2011 Apertura
*
Copa Argentina
The Copa Argentina (English: ''Argentine Cup''), officially known as the "Copa Argentina AXION energy" due to sponsorship reasons, is an official football cup competition organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
The first editions ...
:
2011–12
San Lorenzo
*
Supercopa Argentina
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:
2015
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Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
Rosario Central
*
Copa Argentina
The Copa Argentina (English: ''Argentine Cup''), officially known as the "Copa Argentina AXION energy" due to sponsorship reasons, is an official football cup competition organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
The first editions ...
:
2017–18
References
External links
* at Futbol XXI
*
Player profileat Football-Lineups.com
Caruzzo, Matías Nicolásat Historia de Boca.com
*
*
1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Argentina men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Argentinos Juniors footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
Club Universidad de Chile footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Rosario Central footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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