Carlos Squeo Explained

Carlos Squeo
Fullname:Carlos Vicente Squeo
Birth Date:4 June 1948
Birth Place:Dock Sud, Argentina
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Racing Club
Years1:1969–1972
Years2:1973
Years3:1974–1977
Years4:1977–1979
Years5:1979–1980
Years6:1981–1983
Years7:1983
Years8:1984
Years9:1985
Years10:1985–1986
Years11:1986–1987
Clubs1:Racing Club
Clubs2:Vélez Sársfield
Clubs3:Racing Club
Clubs4:Boca Juniors
Clubs5:Jalisco
Clubs6:Loma Negra
Clubs7:Instituto de Córdoba
Clubs8:Racing Club
Clubs9:Belgrano de Córdoba
Clubs10:Dock Sud
Clubs11:Alumni de Villa María
Caps1:305 (total)
Caps2:12
Caps3:(See above)
Caps4:67
Caps5:?
Caps6:26
Caps7:33
Caps8:(See above)
Caps9:6
Caps10:56
Caps11:?
Goals1:34
Goals2:5
Goals4:1
Goals5:?
Goals6:0
Goals7:1
Goals9:1
Goals10:8
Goals11:?
Nationalyears1:1973–1974
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:19 October 2007

Carlos Vicente Squeo (4 June 1948 in Dock Sud, Avellaneda – 8 September 2019)[1] was an Argentine football defender. He played for several clubs in Argentina and Mexico and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Playing career

Squeo started his career with Racing Club in 1969, he went on to become one of the club's longest serving players, notching up 305 games and 35 goals for the club in three spells.

Squeo had a short spell with Vélez Sársfield in 1973 before returning to Racing in 1974. Later that year he was called up to play for Argentina in the 1974 World Cup, but he only made 2 appearances in the competition.

In 1977 Squeo was sold to Boca Juniors where he was part of the Copa Libertadores 1978 winning squad.

In 1979 Squeo joined (now defunct) Gallos de Jalisco in Mexico, he returned to Argentina in 1981 to play for Loma Negra.

Squeo then joined Instituto de Córdoba in 1983 before dropping down a division to try to help Racing Club to regain their status in the Primera División Argentina.

Squeo had one last spell in the Primera with Belgrano de Córdoba before spending the last years of his career playing in the lower leagues for Dock Sud and Alumni de Villa María in 1986 under manager Miguel Ángel Brindisi.

Coaching career

Squeo served as Brindisi's field assistant for many years following his retirement as a player. He worked with Brindisi at a number of clubs including Racing Club, Boca Juniors, Independiente, Club Atlético Huracán, Club Atlético Lanús, Espanyol in Spain and the Guatemala national football team.

Honours

Player

Racing
Boca Juniors

1978

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murió Carlos Squeo, ex defensor de Racing, Boca y la Selección. Infobae. es-ES. 2019-09-11.
  2. Web site: Argentine Squads in the World Cups. RSSSF. 2019-09-11.