Rafael Caroca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Antonio Caroca Cordero | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Curicó, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Universidad de Chile | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Colo-Colo | 53 | (0) |
| 2008 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → La Serena (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Dep. Iquique (loan) | 37 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Deportes Iquique | 93 | (6) |
| 2017– | Universidad de Chile | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Chile U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008– | Chile | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2017 |
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Rafael Antonio Caroca Cordero (born 19 July 1989) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Universidad de Chile as a midfielder.
He is from Chilean father and Venezuelan mother.
Born in Curicó, Maule Region, Caroca arrived in Colo-Colo's youth academy aged 14, after being discovered in 2004 by Marcelo Espina, club’s legend. Three years later, already on mid-2007, he was promoted to the first-adult team and appeared in the bench some Torneo Clausura games.
For the 2008 he was loaned to O'Higgins to gain experience. However, he returned to Macul–based team the following year and was part of the champion team that reached the Torneo Clausura. In January 2010, Caroca was loaned to Deportes La Serena and stayed there until December 2011 where was an immovable player during his spell.
Since 2013 he plays for Deportes Iquique, being on loan during 2013-14 season (where won the Copa Chile) and then definitely joining the incoming season.
In January 2008, Marcelo Bielsa called up Caroca to the Chilean national team which were played in Asia for friendlies against Japan and South Korea. He was also called up for the March 2008 friendly against Israel in Jerusalem; Caroca was the only player from the domestic league to be named in the squad.
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