Carlos Mac Allister
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Javier Mac Allister | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Pergamino, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1992 | Argentinos Juniors | 120 | (5) |
| 1992–1996 | Boca Juniors | 124 | (5) |
| 1996–1998 | Racing Club | 23 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 35 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Argentina | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Carlos Javier Mac Allister (born March 6, 1968) is an Argentine former footballer. His club career included spells at Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors and Racing Club, and he got three international caps for Argentina in 1993. Mac Allister played as a left-back.
Club career
Mac Allister debuted for Argentinos Juniors in 1986. He transferred to Boca Juniors in 1992, where he scored the winning goal in the gold cup final.[1] In 1996, he left Boca for Racing Club where he played until 1998, playing one final season with Ferro Carril Oeste before retiring at the age of 30.[2]
International career
In 1993, he played for Argentina in the qualifiers for the 1994 FIFA World Cup alongside Diego Maradona, Fernando Redondo, Sergio Goycochea, Oscar Ruggeri and Diego Simeone. He was brought into the team in late 1993 following a loss to Colombia on 5 September 1993 in Buenos Aires, and played in the following international games for Argentina:
- 31/10/1993 - 1–1 draw vs Australia, played in Sydney. - 1994 World Cup Qualifiers
- 17/11/1993 - 1–0 victory vs Australia, played in Buenos Aires - 1994 World Cup Qualifiers
- 15/12/1993 - 2–1 victory vs Germany, played in Miami - Friendly
Mac Allister was however not selected for the finals, and did not play in the 1994 Fifa World Cup itself.
Post career
In 1998 the Mac Allister brothers, Carlos and Patricio established their own sports club for youngsters, the MacAllister Sports Club. They acquired a four-hectare piece of land situated 5 km outside Santa Rosa City, where they built their own club to train and promote young soccer players for their subsequent careers in professional soccer.[3]
Personal life
Mac Allister is of Scottish and Irish descent. Some ancestors hailed from Fife.[4] He talked in 2004 about having no deep relations to his roots, but "would love to know Ireland", a place he "would someday go".[5] His brother is Patricio Mac Allister.[6] He has three sons who are professional footballers: Alexis, Francis and Kevin.[6]
Honours
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Apertura 1992 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
| 1993 | Boca Juniors | Copa de Oro Nicolás Leoz |
References
- ↑ "Todavía estoy buscando mi camino". Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ https://archive.is/20150515152604/http://rivadavia.com.ar/articulos/mac-allister-sobre-macri-mi-jefe-politico-es-mucho-mejor-trabajando-que-hablando. Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Macallister Sports Club
- ↑ "Argentine football returns to its Scottihs founder". The Scotsman. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ↑ "Todavía estoy buscando mi camino". El Gráfico. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Triple Mac". Olé. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
External links
- FIFA Player Statistics
- Carlos Mac Allister at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- (in Spanish) Ficha de Carlos Javier Mac Allister at Bdfa.com.ar