Juan Casco

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 78)
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

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

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.

External links

• Juan Casco at BDFutbol