Amadeo Carrizo

Amadeo Carrizo

File:Amadeocarrizo 1961.jpeg Carrizo as covered on El Gráfico magazine in 1961.
Personal information
Full name	Amadeo Raúl Carrizo
Date of birth	(1926-06-12) June 12, 1926
Place of birth	Rufino, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945-1968	River Plate	513	(0)
1969	Alianza Lima	1	(0)
1969-1970	Millonarios	53	(0)
Total		567	(0)
International career
1954-1964	Argentina	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amadeo Raúl Carrizo (born 12 June 1926 in Rufino, Santa Fe), popularly known by his first name "Amadeo", is a former football goalkeeper. Carrizo is considered a pioneer of the position, helping to innovate techniques and strategies for goalkeepers. the IFFHS ranked Carrizo among the top ten keepers of the 20th century in 2000.

He was the first goalkeeper to wear gloves, the first one to leave the penalty area to defend his goal and the first one to use goal kicks as a strategy to start counterattacks.

He made his debut in the Argentine First Division on 6 May 1945, playing for River Plate. The match was against Independiente, River Plate won 2-1.

During his time at River Plate, he played along stars such as José Manuel Moreno, Félix Loustau, Adolfo Pedernera, Ángel Labruna and Alfredo Di Stéfano. He won five Championship trophies in 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956 and 1957.

He played for the Argentina national football team with significant success, especially against Brazil, but he also suffered a 6-1 defeat against Czechoslovakia, in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

He also played for the Colombian team Millonarios and won the Mustang Cup (also known as Copa Mustang).

His way of playing has been imitated by many famous South American keepers, most notably Hugo Orlando Gatti, René Higuita, and José Luis Chilavert.

In 1968, Carrizo simultaneously established two records for his time: official matches in the Argentine First Division (513) and consecutive matches without conceding any goals (8).

References

• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007)