Juan Casco | |
Fullname: | Juan Gualberto Casco Bogarín |
Birth Date: | 12 July 1945 |
Birth Place: | Encarnación, Paraguay |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1965–1970 |
Years2: | 1970–1972 |
Years3: | 1973–1975 |
Years4: | 1976–1976 |
Clubs1: | Elche CF |
Clubs2: | Villarreal CF |
Clubs3: | Real Murcia |
Clubs4: | Albacete Balompié |
Caps1: | 74 |
Caps2: | 66 |
Caps3: | 39 |
Goals1: | 14 |
Goals2: | 12 |
Goals3: | 8 |
Nationalteam1: | Paraguay |
Juan Gualberto Casco Bogarín (born 12 July 1945) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played as a midfielder, primarily in Spain.
Casco, who was described by Mundo Deportivo as quick and incisive in his play,[1] spent five seasons in La Liga with Elche, scoring 25 goals in 97 official matches for the club.[2] Casco scored twelve of the goals in the Copa del Rey, making him the club's third-highest scorer in that competition. He scored the deciding goal against Real Sociedad in the 1969 Copa del Generalísimo semi-final playoff,[3] leading the club to the final – its highest profile moment.[4] Casco played in the final, but was unable to prevent Athletic Bilbao from winning 1–0.[5]