Claudio Yacob

Claudio Yacob

Personal information
Full name	Claudio Ariel Yacob
Date of birth	July 18, 1987 (1987-07-18) (age 24)
Place of birth	Carcarañá, Argentina
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Racing Club
Number	5
Youth career
	Racing Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–	Racing Club	127	(6)
National team‡
2007	Argentina Under-20	20	(1)
2011–	Argentina	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:59, 20 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Claudio Yacob (born 18 July 1987 in Carcarañá, Santa Fe) is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Racing Club de Avellaneda of the Primera Division Argentina.

Yacob made his debut for Racing in a 3-2 defeat by Club Atlético Banfield on November 8, 2006.

In 2007 Yacob was selected to join the Argentina Under-20 squad to play in the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay. He was also part of the U-20 team that won the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.

He has been Racing Club's captain since the 2008 Torneo Apertura.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	April 20, 2011	Mar del Plata,Estadio José María Minella, Argentina	Ecuador	1 – 1	2 – 2	Friendly

Titles

Season	Club	Title
2007	Argentina Under-20	FIFA U-20 World Cup

External links

• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• Claudio Yacob at Football Lineups

Persondata
Name	Yacob, Claudio
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1987-07-18
Place of birth	Carcarañá, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death