| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Adrián Carrusca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-09-01)1 September 1983 (age 41)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata,Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Estudiantes | 103 | (12) |
| 2006–2009 | Galatasaray | 15 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | →Cruz Azul (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Estudiantes | 18 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | →Banfield (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | San Martín de San Juan | 23 | (2) |
| 2012–2017 | Adelaide United | 114 | (25) |
| 2017–2018 | Melbourne City | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | West Adelaide | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 326 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Argentina U20 | 16 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo Adrián Carrusca (Latin American Spanish:[maɾˈseloaˈðɾjaŋkaˈruska];[a] born 1 September 1983), is an Argentine-Australian former professionalfootballer who played as anattacking midfielder, and is the current Head of Junior Development forAdelaide United.[2]
Born inLa Plata, Carrusca started his professional career atEstudiantes de La Plata before moving to Turkish sideGalatasaray in 2006. After spending a season on loan for Mexican clubCruz Azul, Carrusca returned to Estudiantes in 2009, playing one further season at the club and one on loan atBanfield. After one season withSan Martín de San Juan, Carrusca moved toA-League clubAdelaide United in 2012, where he played for five seasons.
Carrusca has representedArgentina under-20, including in the victorious2003 South American U-20 Championship team and the2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He obtained Australian citizenship in 2017.[3]
Carrusca is a product ofEstudiantes de La Plata's youth divisions. He made his first appearance for the club in 2001, and played 103 league games (12 goals) for the team until 2006.
On 27 July 2006 he signed for Turkish clubGalatasaray, opting for a five-year contract worth around €1.8 million. He played one year for the club, but on 25 July 2007 Galatasaray managerKarl Heinz Feldkamp reported officially that he did not wish to keep Carrusca on the team and asked the board to sell him in order to open space for a new foreign transfer.
After lack of first team appearances in Galatasaray, he was loaned for one year toMexican Primera División teamCruz Azul for 2008–09 football season. He then re-joinedEstudiantes to play with the team during the2009-10 Argentine Primera División season and the2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
On 8 July 2010, Carrusca joinedBanfield on loan from Estudiantes to replace recently transferred left wingerJames Rodríguez.[4]
On 3 August 2012, it was announced Carrusca had agreed to sign withA-League clubAdelaide United on an undisclosed two-year contract.[5]
Carrusca scored a goal and assisted a further two in aman of the match performance during Adelaide United's 4–2 home win overMelbourne Victory on 7 December 2012, in Round 10 of the A-League.
On 23 May 2017, Carrusca became anAustralian citizen, and can be included as a non-visa player in the A-League.[6]
In July 2017 it was confirmed that Carrusca would not re-sign with Adelaide under new coachMarco Kurz.[7]
On 12 September 2017, A-League clubMelbourne City announced it had signed Carrusca on a one-year deal.[8]
On 11 January 2018, Carrusca andMelbourne City mutually terminated his contract, and he signed forWestern Sydney Wanderers until the end of the2017–18 A-League season.[9]
In May 2019, Carrusca announced his retirement from playing to focus on coaching.[10] He now runs his own academy in Adelaide for children and young players.
Carrusca played as anU-20 Argentina international. He scored 2 goals in 16 appearances and was a member of the Argentina Under-20 team at the2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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