Milton Óscar Casco (born 11 April 1988) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as

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for River Plate.

Club career

Born in

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, Casco began his professional career with

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

of the

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in 2009. In July 2012 he signed for

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

under manager

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, who bought 50% of his economic rights. In August 2015, Casco was close to a €2.5 million move to French club

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. The transfer fell through when compatriot

Marcelo Bielsa Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (, nicknamed ''El Loco Bielsa'' , meaning 'The Madman Bielsa'; born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine professional Association football, football manager who is the current manager of the Uruguay national football team ...

unexpectedly resigned as the

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team's manager. On 9 September 2015, Casco signed a three-year contract with

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, with the

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based club purchasing 85% of his economic rights for $3 million. He made his debut four days later in the ''

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'' against arch-rivals

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, a 1–0 home loss. On 18 July 2017 he signed an extension until June 2020. On 12 February 2021 he signed an extension until December 2023. On 13 September 2022, he extended his contract until December 2025.

International career

On 27 May, uncapped Casco was selected by coach

for the

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in Chile. He made his debut in a preparation friendly on 7 June at the

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, filling in for

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for the final 29 minutes of a 5–0 win over

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; however, he did not feature in the tournament, in which his country lost to the hosts in the final. Absent from the national team since the 2015 tournament, Casco was a surprise inclusion for the

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in Brazil, with

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picking him ahead of

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. He played one game of a third-place finish, the 1–1 group draw with

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at the

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Club statistics

Club

Honours

Newell's Old Boys *

: 2013 Final River Plate *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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: 2015–2016, 2016–2017,

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* Trofeo de Campeones:

Argentina *

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: runner-up

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, third place

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casco, Milton 1988 births Living people People from Paraná Department Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers 2015 Copa América players 2019 Copa América players Argentina men's international footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Footballers from Entre Ríos Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen