Name: Juan Carlos Corazzo

Nickname: "Nino"



Country: Uruguay
Club: C.A. Independiente
Shirt Number: -
Position: ★DMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 26-30 years (14/12/1907 - † 12/01/1986)

Height: 169 cm (Approx.)
Weight: 73 kg (Approx.)

Attack: 59
Defence: 79
Balance: 78
Stamina: 85
Top Speed: 77
Acceleration: 75
Response: 77
Agility: 74
Dribble Accuracy: 74
Dribble Speed: 69
Short Pass Accuracy: 77
Short Pass Speed: 69
Long Pass Accuracy: 74
Long Pass Speed: 69
Shot Accuracy: 62
Shot Power: 78
Shot Technique: 63
Free Kick Accuracy: 64
Swerve: 65
Heading: 74
Jump: 73
Technique: 76
Aggression: 64
Mentality: 87
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team work: 85

Injury Tolerance: A
Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 4
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard

CARDS:
P02 - Anchor Man
S07 - Man Marking
S09 - Covering

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Centre - Marking - Covering

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence-Minded

INFO:
Juan Carlos Corazzo was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a centre-half. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay (14/12/1907), he began his senior career with Montevideo Wanderers in 1924 before joining Sud América in 1925, where he remained for six seasons and established himself in the Uruguayan top flight. In 1931 he crossed the Río de la Plata to sign for Racing Club, but his time in the white-and-blue team was extremely brief: he made only one appearance, against Atlanta on the tenth matchday of the championship, before moving to Racing's historic rival, Independiente, later that same year. There he established himself at the centre of the team, where he formed part of a celebrated all-Uruguayan half-back line alongside Juan Ferrou and Emilio Almiñana, described by the contemporary press as the finest trio of its kind in Argentine football. Corazzo remained in Avellaneda until the end of the 1937 season, making 191 appearances and scoring 6 goals. In 1932, Independiente finished level on points with River Plate and lost the title-deciding match 3–0 on November 11; Corazzo had scored one of his few goals that season, in a 2–1 victory over Chacarita Juniors. The championship remained out of reach in the following years: Independiente finished runner-up again in 1934, 1935 and 1937, giving Corazzo four second-place finishes during his six seasons at the club. He captained the 1934 and 1935 sides and remained part of the team that reached another championship battle in 1937, his final season in Avellaneda. He left Independiente at the end of that campaign, and in 1938 the club finally won the title he had pursued during his entire spell there, beginning a period of success that included consecutive championships in 1938 and 1939.

He represented Uruguay twice in two friendly matches against Paraguay in Asunción: he made his debut on August 15, 1928, in a 3–1 defeat and played again four days later, on August 19, in a 1–1 draw; he scored no goals in either appearance. He did not take part in Uruguay's gold-medal campaign at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, and he was not selected for the 1930 FIFA World Cup squad. His international playing career therefore ended with two caps before his move to Argentine football became the defining stage of his career. Corazzo described defending as a matter of "positioning above all else", insisting that a defender who relied on physical confrontation had already lost the ball before winning it. Nicknamed "Nino," the Argentine press of the era remembered him as a correct and disciplined player, and also one of the best center-halves of the country at the time, alongside Gimnasia y Esgrima's and River Plate's own, José María Minella, who was also described as his complete opposite: Minella the elegant technician, Corazzo the combative reader of the game. He went on to a long coaching career with the Uruguay national team, winning the Copa América in 1959 and 1967 and leading the side at the 1962 World Cup in Chile. A big Peñarol supporter, he is also known today as the maternal grandfather of Diego Forlán, winner of the Golden Ball at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.