Luis Alberto Carranza

Infobox Football biography
playername= Beto Carranza
fullname = Luis Alberto Carranza


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|06|15
cityofbirth = Quilmes
countryofbirth = Argentina
height = height|m=1.73
currentclub = Ceramica Argentina
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1991–1992
1992–1995
1995
1996
1997
1998–1999
2000
2000–2003
2003
2004
2005
2005
2006
2007–
clubs = Racing Club
Boca Juniors
Independiente
San Lorenzo
Veracruz
Estudiantes
Universitario de Deportes
Dundee
Raith Rovers
Quilmes
Club Alumni de Villa María
Guaraní
Almirante Brown
Ceramica Argentina
caps(goals) =
82 (10)
14 (0)



18 (5)
55 (4)
02 (0)
4 (0)

4 (1)
nationalyears = 1994
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 9 (1)
pcupdate = 19:10, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Luis Alberto "Beto" Carranza (born June 15, 1972 in Quilmes) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ceramica Argentina.

Career

Carranza strted his career in 1991 with Racing Club de Avellaneda. In 1992 he joined Boca Juniors where he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 1992 and the Copa de Oro. He played a total of 106 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 13 goals.

Carranza then had a spell with Racing Club's fiercest rivals; Independiente before joining San Lorenzo where he became a key player.

In 1997 Carranza had a short spell in Mexico with Veracruz before returning to Argentina to play for Estudiantes de La Plata.

In 2000 Carranza played for Peruvian side Universitario de Deportes and then in October 2000 Carranza joined Dundee cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/956129.stm|title=Caniggia signs up at Dundee|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=2000-10-04] Carranza, like the majority of players at Dundee, suffered redundancy in November 2003cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/3286019.stm|title=Dundee sack 25 staff|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=2003-11-25] but signed for Raith Rovers two days later in a short-term deal.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/3243752.stm|title=Sacked Dundee players find clubs|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=2003-11-27]

Carranza returned to Argentina to play for his hometown club Quilmes Atlético Club. He then had a spell with Club Alumni de Villa María in the lower leagues of Argentine football.

In 2005 Carranza played for Guaraní of Paraguay before returning to the lower leagues of Argentine football to play for Almirante Brown and then Ceramica Argentina.

References

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22422 career statistics] at National Football Teams
* [http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugador2.asp?codigo=1772 BDFA profile]