Franco Caraccio

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| fullname = Franco Caraccio

| image = Franco Caraccio 031508.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|16}}

| birth_place = Chacabuco, Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = 1.80 m

| currentclub = Out of Scope FC

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| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 2005–2007

| years2 = 2008

| years3 = 2008

| years4 = 2009–2010

| years5 = 2011

| years6 = 2011–2014

| years7 = 2014–2015

| years8 = 2015

| years9 = 2024

| clubs1 = Arsenal de Sarandí

| clubs2 = Houston Dynamo

| clubs3 = All Boys

| clubs4 = U.S. Foggia

| clubs5 = C.A.I.

| clubs6 = Vibonese

| clubs7 = Sorrento

| clubs8 = Potenza

| clubs9 = Out of Scope FC

| caps1 = 6

| caps2 = 10

| caps3 = 1

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| caps5 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 2

| goals3 = 0

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Franco Caraccio (born 16 January 1987 in Chacabuco, Argentina) is an Argentine football striker, who currently plays for Out of Scope FC.

Professional career

Caraccio began his career in the youth ranks of Argentina club Arsenal de Sarandí and played five games for the club's first team during the Clausura tournament in 2006. He also played one league game during the 2006 Apertura tournament and one game in the Copa Sudamericana in 2007.[http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/4726/ Franco Caraccio Houston Dynamo - Football Lineups]

On February 28, 2008, Caraccio signed with the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.[https://archive.today/20070702090035/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080227&content_id=140914&vkey=pr_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200 Houston Dynamo: News: Article]

He played his first games for the Dynamo in the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and made his MLS debut in Houston's first match of the 2008 MLS season against the New England Revolution on March 29, 2008. On April 6, 2008, Caraccio scored his first Dynamo goal on a header after a cross by left midfielder Corey Ashe.

He was waived by the Houston Dynamo on July 18, 2008. After an unsuccessful trial with New York Red Bulls he signed with the Primera B Nacional team Club Atlético All Boys.

On October 14, 2009, Franco was signed by U.S. Foggia on the advice of the sporting director.{{cite web| url = http://www.foggiacalciomania.com/rubriche/news.asp?id=27496| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120330200004/http://www.foggiacalciomania.com/rubriche/news.asp?id=27496| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2012-03-30| title = Franco Carracio signs with Foggia| publisher = Foggiacalciomania.com| date = 2009-10-13}}

He scored his first goal for Foggia with a game-winner in a match against Delfino Pescara on May 23, 2010.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/65CLIWj_Cg4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140519015045/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65CLIWj_Cg4&feature=related Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65CLIWj_Cg4| title = 300510 FOGGIA-Pescina V.d.G. 1-2 (Franco Caraccio) | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} He had appeared in a few fleeting appearances with the club, but his performance was crucial in this play-off victory being the last game of the season, giving the team an unexpected salvation. The joy, however, ended after the final whistle, when coming in the locker room, he received the bad news of the death of his father.{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65CLIWj_Cg4|title= Caraccio saves Foggia |website= YouTube | publisher = | date = 2009-10-13}}{{cite AV media| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140519015330/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vK52XWwX-k&feature=related| archive-date = 2014-05-19| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vK52XWwX-k| title = YouTube, a Google company | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

In January 2011, Caraccio signed with the C.A.I., where he would make five appearances in the Primera B Nacional in Argentina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-FRANCO-CARACCIO-33073.html|title=Ficha Estadistica de FRANCO CARACCIO -franco caraccio- (Perfil, ficha, profile, stats)}}