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Cristian Carrasco

Cristian Carrasco

Chilean footballer (born 1978)


Cristian Eduardo Carrasco González[1] (born on 7 July 1978 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Career

As a child, Carrasco joined Audax Italiano youth system at the age of 7, coinciding with well-known players such as Rafael Olarra and Alejandro Carrasco.[2] Then he moved to Unión Española, aged 17.[3] After playing for clubs in his country at the three mainly divisions, he went to Indonesia.[2]

He played for Persim Maros, where also played his compatriot Fernando Cárdenas,[4] Persita Tangerang in the Indonesian Super League,[5] among other clubs.[6] With Persim Maros, he scored forty goals between 2002 and 2003.[7]

He has continued on playing football for exhibition games alongside players such as Claudio Martínez and Alejandro Tobar.[8]

Personal life

He is known as "Spider-Man" for his penchant of putting on a Spider-Man mask to celebrate after scoring a goal. Carrasco puts it down to his love for the comic character while growing up.[9]


References

  1. "Stadion "Kassi Kebo" Nasibmu Kini". Yhudiyuba (in Indonesian). 27 April 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. "Cristian Eduardo Carrasco Gallegospublisher=liga-indonesia.co.id". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  3. Cristian Carrasco en Persita Tangerang Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  4. "Parade Striker Ganas Asal Chile di Liga Indonesia: Dari Oscar Aravena, Julio Lopez, hingga Cristian Carrasco". id.berita.yahoo.com (in Indonesian). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. "Diuji Para Mantan". SumutPos.co (in Indonesian). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.



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