Juan Gualberto Casco Bogarín (born 12 July 1945) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played as a midfielder, primarily in Spain.

Juan Casco
Personal information
Full name Juan Gualberto Casco Bogarín
Date of birth (1945-07-12) 12 July 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Encarnación, Paraguay
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1970 Elche CF 74 (14)
1970–1972 Villarreal CF 66 (12)
1973–1975 Real Murcia 39 (8)
1976–1976 Albacete Balompié
International career
Paraguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Casco, who was described by Mundo Deportivo as quick and incisive in his play,[1] spent five seasons in La Liga with Elche, scoring 25 goals in 97 official matches for the club.[2] Casco scored twelve of the goals in the Copa del Rey, making him the club's third-highest scorer in that competition. He scored the deciding goal against Real Sociedad in the 1969 Copa del Generalísimo semi-final playoff,[3] leading the club to the final – its highest profile moment.[4] Casco played in the final, but was unable to prevent Athletic Bilbao from winning 1–0.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "El Eche, un finalista con aspiraciones al titulo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 June 1969.
  2. ^ "Casco Bogarín, Juan Gualberto". elche.me (in Spanish). 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Casco y Asensi apuntillaron las ilusiones donostiarras" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 June 1969.
  4. ^ "El Elche homenajeará a Casco" (in Spanish). Marca. 17 March 2015.
  5. ^ "¡El Bilbao, Campeon!" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 June 1969.
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