Alejandro Carrasco

Last updated
Alejandro Carrasco
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Ulises Carrasco Orellana
Date of birth (1978-03-23) 23 March 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2004 Audax Italiano 105 (12)
2003Skoda Xanthi (loan) 5 (0)
2005 Colo-Colo 7 (0)
2005–2008 Deportes Melipilla 67 (11)
2006Santiago Wanderers (loan) 20 (2)
2008–2014 Palestino 104 (4)
2014–2015 San Luis 33 (0)
2015–2016 Everton 33 (0)
Total374(29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alejandro Ulises Carrasco Orellana (born 23 March 1978) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Contents

His last club was Everton.

Club career

Born in Santiago, Carrasco began playing professional football with Audax Italiano. He helped the club earn promotion from the Chilean second division during the 1995 season. He would play for Audax Italiano in the Chilean first division over the next 7.5 seasons.

Carrasco moved to Greece in July 2003, joining Greek first division side Skoda Xanthi F.C., but played in only five league matches before leaving in December 2003. [1]

He returned to Audax Italiano for the 2004 season, before moving to Chilean first division sides Colo-Colo, [2] Deportes Melipilla, Santiago Wanderers and Palestino.

International career

He was called up to the Chile national team for the friendly matches against Turkey in 2002 and Costa Rica in 2003, but he didn't make his debut. [3]

Personal life

He is known by his nickname Bocha. [3]

Honours

Player

Palestino

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Audax Italiano</span> Chilean football club

Audax Club Sportivo Italiano is a Chilean football club based in La Florida. Founded in 1910, it plays in the Campeonato Nacional and has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football. Audax has been national champions four times, joint sixth alongside Magallanes. The club also achieved two Copa Chile runners-up in 1981 and 1988.

Rainer Klaus Wirth Castro is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Renzo Alberto Yáñez Adasme is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Mario Flores</span> Uruguayan footballer (born 1986)

Robert Mario Flores Bistolfi is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Boston River as an attacking midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaime Pizarro</span> Chilean footballer and politician (born 1964)

Jaime Augusto Pizarro Herrera is a football manager and former football player who played 53 times for the Chile national team between 1987 and 1993. He currently serves as Minister of sports in Gabriel Borics government. He formally served as sub-secretary of the National Institute of Sports of the government of Michelle Bachelet. At club level, he played as a midfielder, principally for the Chilean club Colo-Colo, the team where he was crowned champion both as a player and as a coach.

The 2007 season was the 76th season for Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, a Chilean football club based in Macul, Santiago. In the Primera División Chilena - the top tier of Chilean football - Colo-Colo won the Apertura tournament and came third in the Clausura. They were eliminated in the first round of the knock-out stage in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions.

Mauro Andrés Olivi is an Argentine former professional footballer. He played as striker or also as an attacking midfielder.

Felipe Alejandro Núñez Becerra is a Venezuelan–born Chilean former professional football goalkeeper and journalist well known for his spell at Palestino and current manager of Deportes Recoleta.

Pablo César Reinoso Ojeda is a Chilean footballer as a goalkeeper.

The 2016 Copa Chile,, was the 37th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national cup tournament. The competition started on 8 July 2016 with the First Round and ended on 14 December 2016 with the Final. Colo-Colo were the winners after beating Everton 4–0 in the final, and qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores and the 2017 Supercopa de Chile. As the runners-up, Everton qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.

Ángel Martín Cofré Romero is a Chilean former professional footballer who last played for Chilean Tercera A side Deportivo Estación Central as a midfielder.

The 2017 Copa Chile,, was the 38th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national cup tournament. The competition started on 9 July 2017 with the first round and ended on 11 November 2017. Santiago Wanderers were the winners, beating Universidad de Chile 3–1 in the final to win their third title and first since 1961, and qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores.

The 2018 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato Nacional Scotiabank 2018 for sponsorship purposes, was the 88th season of top-flight football in Chile. The season started on 2 February and ended on 2 December. Colo-Colo were the defending champions, having won the 2017 Transición tournament. Universidad Católica won their thirteenth title on the last day of the season following a 2–1 win at Deportes Temuco, who were relegated to the second tier with this defeat.

The 2018 Copa Chile, was the 39th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. Santiago Wanderers were the defending champions, but lost to Palestino in the second round of the competition. Palestino went on to become champions after defeating Audax Italiano in the final by an aggregate score of 4–2.

The 2019 Copa Chile, was the 40th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. Palestino were the defending champions, but were knocked out of the competition by Santiago Morning in the second round. Colo-Colo were the champions, defeating Universidad de Chile 2–1 in the final.

The 2021 Copa Chile, was the 41st edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament began on 15 June 2021 during the mid-season break due to the 2021 Copa América and ended on 4 September 2021, with the final match on neutral ground. Colo-Colo were able to defend the title won in the previous edition of the competition, winning their thirteenth Copa Chile after beating Everton in the final by a 2–0 score.

The 2022 Chilean Primera División, known as Campeonato PlanVital 2022 for sponsorship purposes, is the 92nd season of the Chilean Primera División, Chile's top-flight football league. The season began on 4 February 2022 and ended on 6 November 2022.

The 2022 Copa Chile, was the 42nd edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament began on 19 March 2022 and ended on 13 November 2022, with the final match on neutral ground.

The 2023 Chilean Primera División, known as Campeonato Betsson 2023 for sponsorship purposes, is the 93rd season of the Chilean Primera División, Chile's top-flight football league. The season began on 20 January and is scheduled to end on 10 December 2023.

Miguel Alejandro Vargas Soto is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Greece.

References

  1. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (19 September 2004). "Greece 2003/04 (First and Second Level Details)". RSSSF .
  2. "Alejandro Carrasco es el segundo refuerzo de Colo Colo" (in Spanish). coopertiva.cl. 4 January 2005.
  3. 1 2 Dixon, Martín (31 March 2014). "El lamento del "Bocha" Carrasco con la "Roja": "Fui llamado dos veces y en ninguna pude jugar"" (in Spanish). La Tercera . Retrieved 13 September 2022.