Juan Carlos Carone
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Carone | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | June 2025 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| 1957–1962 | Atlanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Atlanta | ||
| 1964–1969 | Vélez Sarsfield | 149 | (76) |
| 1970 | Racing Club | ||
| 1970–1971 | Veracruz | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Argentina | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Carlos "Pichino" Carone (18 May 1942 – June 2025) was an Argentine footballer. He played as a left winger for Atlanta, Vélez Sarsfield, Racing Club, and Veracruz. While at Vélez Sarsfield, Carone scored 76 goals in 149 matches in the Argentine Primera División, becoming the team's 6th overall top goalscorer.[1]
He was capped five times for Argentina, and played for them during 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification[2] and at the 1967 South American Championship.
Carone was nicknamed "Pichino", which means 'kid' in Italian. He died in June 2025, at the age of 83.[3]
Honours
- Vélez Sársfield
- Argentine Primera División: 1968 Nacional
References
- ↑ "Máximos Goleadores" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ↑ Gabriel Martínez (5 March 2010). "Las travesuras de un atorrante" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ↑ Dolor en el fútbol argentino por la muerte de “Pichino” Carone, campeón con Vélez en 1968 (in Spanish)
