 Carricaberry with San Lorenzo de Almagro. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo Demetrio Carricaberry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1900-10-08)8 October 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Colón, Entre Ríos, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 1942(1942-09-23) (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Floresta | |||
| Estudiantil Porteño | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1930 | San Lorenzo | 274 | (104) |
| 1931 | Sp. Palermo | ||
| 1932–33 | Huracán | 17 | (1) |
| 1934–35 | Estudiantil Porteño | ? | (?) |
| 1936 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1922–1931 | Argentina | 12 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'sFootball | ||
 | 1928 Amsterdam | Team Competition |
Alfredo Carricaberry (8 October 1900 – 23 September 1942), nicknamedVasco, was an Argentinefootball player. Having spent most of his career atSan Lorenzo de Almagro, where he won two titles in1923 and1924. Caricaberry also played for theArgentina national team, winning the silver medal at the1928 Olympic Games and oneCopa América in 1927.[2]
Playing in theright winger position, Caricaberry started his career at the youth divisions of Club Floresta ofBuenos Aires, then moving toEstudiantil Porteño ofRamos Mejía where he played at intermediate division. In 1919 he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro, where he spent most of his career playing until 1930 with a total of 297 games and 104 goles. Caricaberry remains nowadays as the 5th. player with more games played ever and the 8th. historic topscorer for the club.
He debuted inPrimera División in 1920 againstRacing Club, scoring a goal although San Lorenzo lost by 2–1. The first league title with the club came in 1923, being also team's topscorer.[3] The following year San Lorenzo won its second consecutive championship.
Carricaberry debuted in the Argentina national team in November 1922 versusUruguay inMontevideo. Argentina lost by 2–1 with Carricaberry scoring the only goal for the Argentine side. In 1927 Argentina played two friendly matches againstReal Madrid in Buenos Aires. In the second game (won by Argentina 3–2) Carricaberry scored two goals.
San Lorenzo won another league title in1927, with Caricaberry as team's topscorer again. He remained in the club until 1932 when is transferred to San Lorenzo's arch-rival,Huracán. He played one season there, scoring only one goal.[1] Caricaberry's last club wasArgentinos Juniors, where he retired from football in 1937.
Carricaberry's main achievements with the national team were the 1927 South American championship hosted in Peru, with Argentina being champion and he as topscorer. The next year, Argentina won the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[4] Argentina played 5 matches, losing the final to Uruguay. Carricaberry was the left winger of the team.[5][6]
Caricaberry died on 23 September 1942, while descending from a Línea 100colectivo after suffering a heart attack. He was only 41 years old. It was diagnosed that the cause of death was his addiction totobacco.
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