Jorge Carranza retires at 44, ex-Colón keeper hangs up his gloves | OneFootball

It is often said that the goalkeeper is the coach on the field. And if his career already positions him as a reference, even more so. Jorge Carranza, originating from Instituto de Córdoba and with an extensive journey in world football, leaves the goal keeping Aldosivi, the last club he defended, in the First Division. The Shark remains in the elite of Argentine football with 31 appearances by the Cordoban and where he conceded 42 goals. He retired on the field, as a starter, captain, alongside his son and achieving the basic objective. He was even the oldest player on the field in history, surpassing even the great Hugo Orlando Gatti.

Although Carranza was not an exception in terms of the team's sought-after regularity during this tortuous year, he started and ended as the starting goalkeeper with the addition of his captaincy. Continuity only interrupted at the end of Andrés Yllana's management. Then with Mariano Charlier, he returned to his original place.

“That moment has come. That damn moment, as the song says. That instant that those of us who dedicate ourselves to this would wish never to come. I choose to say goodbye this way: happy and proud of the career I managed to build,” said Carranza in a heartfelt statement he posted on his Instagram account.

The former goalkeeper placed special emphasis on those words to Instituto de Córdoba, considering it his “great love” and without forgetting Aldosivi with which he ascended to the First Division and then kept it in the same division. “Thank you, Shark. You will hold a special place in my heart,” the former goalkeeper concluded.

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Carranza played for Instituto, Rivadavia de Lincoln, Godoy Cruz, Atlético Rafaela, Ferro, Colón, Olimpo, San Martín de Tucumán, Boca Unidos, O’Higgins of Chile, and Correcaminos of Mexico. His near future will be in coaching, where he already has his qualifying title.

Jorge Carranza broke Hugo Gatti's record

At the beginning of June, Jorge Carranza was a starter in Aldosivi's qualification against Estudiantes for the Copa Argentina and achieved a historic record. At 44 years and 25 days old, he became the oldest player to play an official match with a First Division club.

The previous record was held by none other than Hugo Orlando Gatti, at 44 years and 23 days. The Loco, who passed away on April 20, held this mark since September 11, 1988, when he ended his glorious career with Boca against Deportivo Armenio.

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