Milton Casco

Milton Óscar Casco (born 11 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as left back for River Plate and the Argentina national team.

Milton Casco
Casco with River Plate in 2016
Personal information
Full name Milton Óscar Casco
Date of birth (1988-04-11) 11 April 1988
Place of birth María Grande, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 73 (0)
2012–2015 Newell's Old Boys 82 (5)
2015– River Plate 78 (3)
National team‡
2015– Argentina 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2019

Club career

Born in María Grande, Entre Ríos Province, Casco began his professional career with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of the Argentine Primera División in 2009. In July 2012 he signed for Newell's Old Boys under manager Gerardo Martino, who bought 50% of his economic rights.[1]

In August 2015, Casco was close to a €2.5 million move to French club Olympique de Marseille. The transfer fell through when compatriot Marcelo Bielsa unexpectedly resigned as the Ligue 1 team's manager.[2]

On 9 September 2015, Casco signed a three-year contract with CA River Plate, with the Buenos Aires-based club purchasing 85% of his economic rights for $3 million.[3] He made his debut four days later in the Superclásico against arch-rivals Boca Juniors, a 1–0 home loss.[4]

International career

On 27 May, uncapped Casco was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América in Chile.[5] He made his debut in a preparation friendly on 7 June at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, filling in for Facundo Roncaglia for the final 29 minutes of a 5–0 win over Bolivia;[6] however, he did not feature in the tournament, in which his country lost to the hosts in the final.

Absent from the national team since the 2015 tournament, Casco was a surprise inclusion for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, with Lionel Scaloni picking him ahead of Gabriel Mercado.[7] He played one game of a third-place finish, the 1–1 group draw with Paraguay at the Mineirão.[8]

Honours
Newell's Old Boys
River Plate
Argentina

References
  1. "Milton Casco, la nueva incorporación de Newell's" [Milton Casco, new signing for Newell's]. Popular (in Spanish). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "Marseille retreats from Milton Casco deal after Bielsa's departure". EFE. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. "Milton Casco es nuevo jugador de River y podría jugar ante Boca" [Milton Casco is new River player and could play against Boca] (in Spanish). ESPN. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. Maverino, Silvio (12 September 2015). "Casco debuta ante Boca: ¿Cuántas veces pasó?" [Casco debuts against Boca: How many times has this happened?] (in Spanish). Fox Sports. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. "Gerardo Martino confirmó la lista de 23 convocados y mantuvo a Casco para la Copa América" [Gerardo Martino confirmed the list of 23 squad members and maintained Casco for the Copa América]. La Nación. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. Pisani, Sacha (7 June 2015). "Argentina 5-0 Bolivia: Aguero bags hat-trick". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. Garcia, Adriana (21 May 2019). "Messi leads Argentina's Copa America squad list". ESPN FC. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. "Argentina draws with Paraguay 1-1 in Copa America". USA Today. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. Hill, Tim (5 July 2015). "Chile win Copa América after beating Argentina on penalties – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. "Copa América: Messi sent off as Argentina takes 3rd place". Fox Sports. AP. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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