Marcelo Adrián Carrusca (Latin American Spanish: [maɾˈselo aˈðɾjaŋ kaˈruska];[a] born 1 September 1983), is an Argentine-Australian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is the current Head of Junior Development for Adelaide United.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Adrián Carrusca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1983[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 | |||
Born in La Plata, Carrusca started his professional career at Estudiantes de La Plata before moving to Turkish side Galatasaray in 2006. After spending a season on loan for Mexican club Cruz Azul, Carrusca returned to Estudiantes in 2009, playing one further season at the club and one on loan at Banfield. After one season with San Martín de San Juan, Carrusca moved to A-League club Adelaide United in 2012, where he played for five seasons.
Carrusca has represented Argentina under-20, including in the victorious 2003 South American U-20 Championship team and the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He obtained Australian citizenship in 2017.[3]
Club career
editCarrusca is a product of Estudiantes 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 club Galatasaray, opting for a five-year contract worth around €1.8 million. He played one year for the club, but on 25 July 2007 Galatasaray manager Karl 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 to Mexican Primera División team Cruz Azul for 2008–09 football season. He then re-joined Estudiantes to play with the team during the 2009-10 Argentine Primera División season and the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
On 8 July 2010, Carrusca joined Banfield on loan from Estudiantes to replace recently transferred left winger James Rodríguez.[4]
Adelaide United
editOn 3 August 2012, it was announced Carrusca had agreed to sign with A-League club Adelaide United on an undisclosed two-year contract.[5]
Carrusca scored a goal and assisted a further two in a man of the match performance during Adelaide United's 4–2 home win over Melbourne Victory on 7 December 2012, in Round 10 of the A-League.
On 23 May 2017, Carrusca became an Australian 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 coach Marco Kurz.[7]
Melbourne City
editOn 12 September 2017, A-League club Melbourne City announced it had signed Carrusca on a one-year deal.[8]
Western Sydney Wanderers
editOn 11 January 2018, Carrusca and Melbourne City mutually terminated his contract, and he signed for Western Sydney Wanderers until the end of the 2017–18 A-League season.[9]
Retirement
editIn 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.
International career
editCarrusca played as an U-20 Argentina international. He scored 2 goals in 16 appearances and was a member of the Argentina Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Honours
editGalatasaray
Adelaide United
Argentina
Individual
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 9 December 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2012.
- ^ "Junior Development Program". Adelaide United. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Meet the Isuzu UTE A-League imports who became Australian citizens". A-League Men Official Website. 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Carrusca ya gambetea en el Sur". Clarín (in Spanish). 8 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Reds secure Argentine midfielder". Adelaide United FC. Football Federation Australia. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ Fjeldstad, Jesper (24 May 2017). "Reds playmaker Marcelo Carrusca has increased his value by turning Aussie". The Advertiser.
- ^ Somerford, Ben (8 July 2017). "Adelaide confirms Carrusca exit". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Melbourne City confirm Carrusca deal". The World Game. SBS. 12 September 2017.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (11 January 2018). "Western Sydney Wanderers snap up Marcelo Carrusca from Melbourne City". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Migliaccio, Val (2 May 2019). "Adelaide United champion and West Adelaide star recruit Marcelo Carrusca has called it quits to focus on coaching academy". The Advertiser.
- ^ "A-League All Stars vs. Juventus 2 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
External links
edit- Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Statistics at Irish Times
- Marcelo Carrusca at the Turkish Football Federation