Full name Matias Nicolas Caruzzo Name Matias Caruzzo Career start 2006 2003–2005 Argentinos Juniors Weight 79 kg | Number 6 Height 1.85 m Playing position Role Football player | |
 | ||
Date of birth (1984-08-15) August 15, 1984 (age 31) Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina Current team San Lorenzo de Almagro (#6 / Defender) Similar People Walter Erviti, Nicolas Blandi, Sebastian Blanco, Clemente Rodriguez, Leandro Somoza | ||
Doing a Tyson - Emerson Sheik (Corinthians) takes a bite out of Matias Caruzzo (Boca Juniors)
Matías Nicolás Caruzzo (born August 15, 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football defender who plays for Argentine Primera División club San Lorenzo.
Contents
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. 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 Argentinos Juniors 2010 Clausura champion coach Claudio Borghi to Boca Juniors for the dispute of the 2010-11 Argentine Primera División season. Boca paid Argentinos a 2,500,000 US dollars fee, plus a percentage of a future sell. In January 2014, Caruzzo signed a contract with Universidad de Chile for 3 years.
National team
On May 20, 2009 Caruzzo made his international debut in a friendly match against Panama. The Argentine team, made up of players based in the Argentine Primera División, won the game 3–1.