Facundo Parra
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Facundo Manuel Carlos Parra | ||
| Date of birth | June 15, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético de Rafaela | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2012 | Chacarita Juniors | 128 | (37) |
| 2007–2009 | → Larissa (loan) | 58 | (11) |
| 2010–2012 | → Independiente (loan) | 64 | (16) |
| 2012–2013 | Atalanta | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Independiente | 29 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Asteras Tripoli | 25 | (5) |
| – | Atlético de Rafaela | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Argentina U20 | 10 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2015. | |||
Facundo Manuel Carlos Parra (born 15 June 1985) is an Argentine football striker who plays for Atlético de Rafaela in the Argentinian First Division.[1]
Club career
Parra started his career in Chacarita Juniors where he played for four years. But he started to become known by playing to Independiente. For the 2010–11 season, Parra joined Independiente on loan.[2] He scored his first goal with the club in a 1–3 defeat to All Boys for the 11th fixture of the Apertura.[3] He scored his second goal for the team in the Copa Sudamericana semifinals victory over LDU Quito, and dedicated it to his dog Max.[4] He then scored two more goals in the competition's final return leg against Goiás (3–1), leading his team to the penalty shootout in which they defeated their rival to win the trophy.[5] During 2010-2012 he played 81 games with Independiente scoring 19 goals and giving 8 assists.
On summer 2014, searching team after a modest season in the ranks of the Independiente (29 games played, 9 goals) Argentine forward Facundo Parra is packing direction to Greek Super League to defend the colors of Asteras Tripoli,[6] making the third step in Europe after playing between 2007 to 2009 for Larissa (64 games played, 13 goals) on a loan from Chacarita Juniors and Atalanta in 2012-2013 (16 games played, 2 goals), playing along Maximiliano Moralez, Germán Denis, Ezequiel Schelotto and Carlos Matheu.[7] However, his arrival at the Greek club left a trail of controversy, as a few hours ago everything was ready to sign with Club Atlético Belgrano, a club where Parra negotiating for days. But this never happened, as the player did not respond during the last hours to either call from the president of the Argentine club or his agent Daniel dos Reis, who was conducting the negotiations and showed his discomfort by the way the player and his environment acted in this deal.[8]
Honours
2010: Copa Sudamericana
References
- ↑ "Parra Cremoso" - Diario Ole
- ↑ "Parra ya se entrena en Independiente". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ↑ María Laura Balonga (2010-11-26). "Siempre te da Max". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ↑ María Laura Balonga (2010-12-11). "Va a ser difícil que en mi carrera iguale esto". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ↑ "Facundo Parra seguirá su carrera en el Asteras Tripoli" (in Spanish). losandes.com.ar. 5 August 2014.
- ↑ "Confirmado: Facundo Parra seguirá su carrera en Atalanta" (in Spanish). infobae.com. 2012-07-18.
- ↑ "Info Fichajes.com: Facundo Parra desembarca en Grecia, envuelto en polémica" (in Spanish). fichajes.com. 2014-08-03.
External links
- (Spanish) BDFA profile