Carlos Alberto Babington (born 20 September 1949) is an Argentine former

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. He represented the Argentina national team at the

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Biography

Babington (nicknamed "El Inglés" – ''The Englishman'') was born in

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. His grandfather was Colville Burroughs Babington, who moved to Argentina and married Laureana Carro in 1889. His great-grandfather, Benjamin, was the son of Benjamin Guy Babington and grandson of William Babington who has a statue in St. Paul's Cathedral. He started his career as footballer at

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in 1969. With Huracán, Babington was part of the team that won the

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Metropolitano. Managed by César Menotti, that squad is widely regarded as one of the best Argentine teams ever, with Babington being a key player along with René Houseman, Miguel Brindisi and Omar Larrosa. In 1974, he was transferred to the German team

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, though he had also considered an offer from

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due to his English ancestry. Babington returned to Huracán in 1979 and played for the club until 1982, when he moved to

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, United States, to play for the

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. In 1983, he played for

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, Colombia where he ended his career due to personal matters. He retired from football later that year. Babington scored 126 goals for Huracán in his eight years with the club.

Managerial career

As manager, he coached Platense, Banfield,

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, River Plate, León Fútbol Club (Mexico),

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and Huracán. As Huracán manager, he won two Second Division champinsohips in

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and

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, helping Huracán to return to Primera División. In 2006 Babington was elected as Huracán's president. Under his administration, the team achieved another promotion to Primera División, remaining in the top division until the 2010–11 season when Huracán would be relegated again. Babington and

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(of River Plate) are the only people to have been player, manager and president of a single football club in Argentina.Jugador, técnico y presidente
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Honours

Player

;

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* Primera División (1): 1973 Metropolitano

Manager

;

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(2): 1989–90, 1999–00

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