Cristian Eduardo Carrasco González[1] (born 7 July 1978) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Cristian Carrasco
Personal information
Full name Cristian Eduardo Carrasco González
Date of birth (1978-07-07) 7 July 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Banten Jaya (manager)
Youth career
1985–1995 Audax Italiano
1995–1996 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Unión Española
2002–2003 Persim Maros (40)
2003–2004 PSMS Medan
2004–2005 Persebaya Surabaya
2005–2006 Persipura Jayapura
2006 Persma Manado
2006–2007 Kuala Muda Naza
2007–2008 San Marcos
2008–2009 PSM Makassar
2009–2013 Persita Tangerang
2017 Assalam
Managerial career
2018– Banten Jaya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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As a child, Carrasco joined Audax Italiano youth system at the age of 7, coinciding with well-known players such as Rafael Olarra and Alejandro Carrasco.[2] Then he moved to Unión Española, aged 17.[3] After playing for clubs in his country at the three mainly divisions, he went to Indonesia.[2]

He played for Persim Maros, where also played his compatriot Fernando Cárdenas,[4] Persita Tangerang in the Indonesian Super League,[5] among other clubs.[6] With Persim Maros, he scored forty goals between 2002 and 2003.[7]

He has continued on playing football for exhibition games alongside players such as Claudio Martínez and Alejandro Tobar.[8]

Personal life

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He is known as "Spider-Man" for his penchant of putting on a Spider-Man mask to celebrate after scoring a goal. Carrasco puts it down to his love for the comic character while growing up.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Cristian Carrasco on Soccerway
  2. ^ a b Cristian Carrasco parte 1/4 on YouTube
  3. ^ Cristian Carrasco parte 2/4 on YouTube
  4. ^ "Stadion "Kassi Kebo" Nasibmu Kini". Yhudiyuba (in Indonesian). 27 April 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Cristian Eduardo Carrasco Gallegospublisher=liga-indonesia.co.id". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  6. ^ Cristian Carrasco en Persita Tangerang Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "Parade Striker Ganas Asal Chile di Liga Indonesia: Dari Oscar Aravena, Julio Lopez, hingga Cristian Carrasco". id.berita.yahoo.com (in Indonesian). 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Diuji Para Mantan". SumutPos.co (in Indonesian). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Cristian Carrasco, Spiderman dari Chile (In Bahasa Indonesia)". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
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