Milton Casco

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Milton Casco
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Casco with River Plate in 2016
Personal information
Full name Milton Óscar Casco
Date of birth (1988-04-11) 11 April 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth María Grande, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 73 (0)
2012–2015 Newell's Old Boys 82 (5)
2015– River Plate 93 (3)
National team‡
2015– Argentina 3 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Third place 2019 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2019

Milton Óscar Casco (born 11 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as left-back for River Plate.

Club career[]

Born in María Grande, Entre Ríos Province, Casco began his professional career with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of the Argentine Primera División in 2009. In July 2012 he signed for Newell's Old Boys under manager Gerardo Martino, who bought 50% of his economic rights.[1]

In August 2015, Casco was close to a €2.5 million move to French club Olympique de Marseille. The transfer fell through when compatriot Marcelo Bielsa unexpectedly resigned as the Ligue 1 team's manager.[2]

On 9 September 2015, Casco signed a three-year contract with CA River Plate, with the Buenos Aires-based club purchasing 85% of his economic rights for $3 million.[3] He made his debut four days later in the Superclásico against arch-rivals Boca Juniors, a 1–0 home loss.[4]

International career[]

On 27 May, uncapped Casco was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América in Chile.[5] He made his debut in a preparation friendly on 7 June at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, filling in for Facundo Roncaglia for the final 29 minutes of a 5–0 win over Bolivia;[6] however, he did not feature in the tournament, in which his country lost to the hosts in the final.

Absent from the national team since the 2015 tournament, Casco was a surprise inclusion for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, with Lionel Scaloni picking him ahead of Gabriel Mercado.[7] He played one game of a third-place finish, the 1–1 group draw with Paraguay at the Mineirão.[8]

Honours[]

Newell's Old Boys

River Plate

Argentina

References[]

  1. ^ "Milton Casco, la nueva incorporación de Newell's" [Milton Casco, new signing for Newell's]. Popular (in Spanish). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Marseille retreats from Milton Casco deal after Bielsa's departure". EFE. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Milton Casco es nuevo jugador de River y podría jugar ante Boca" [Milton Casco is new River player and could play against Boca] (in Spanish). ESPN. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ Maverino, Silvio (12 September 2015). "Casco debuta ante Boca: ¿Cuántas veces pasó?" [Casco debuts against Boca: How many times has this happened?] (in Spanish). Fox Sports. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Gerardo Martino confirmó la lista de 23 convocados y mantuvo a Casco para la Copa América" [Gerardo Martino confirmed the list of 23 squad members and maintained Casco for the Copa América]. La Nación. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. ^ Pisani, Sacha (7 June 2015). "Argentina 5-0 Bolivia: Aguero bags hat-trick". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. ^ Garcia, Adriana (21 May 2019). "Messi leads Argentina's Copa America squad list". ESPN FC. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Argentina draws with Paraguay 1-1 in Copa America". USA Today. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. ^ Hill, Tim (5 July 2015). "Chile win Copa América after beating Argentina on penalties – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Copa América: Messi sent off as Argentina takes 3rd place". Fox Sports. AP. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

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