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Carlos Babington
Argentine footballer
Carlos Alberto Babington (born 20 September 1949) is an Argentine former football attacking midfielder. He represented the Argentina national team at the 1974 World Cup.
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Carlos Babington at the Argentine training camp during the 1974 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Babington | ||
| Date of birth | (1949-09-20) 20 September 1949 (age 74) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1974 | Huracán | 190 | (81) |
| 1974–1978 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 120 | (46) |
| 1979–1982 | Huracán | 115 | (45) |
| 1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 20 | (3) |
| 1983 | Atlético Junior | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Argentina | 13 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Babington (nicknamed "El Inglés" – The Englishman) was born in Buenos Aires. 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.[1]
He started his career as footballer at Club Atlético Huracán in 1969. With Huracán, Babington was part of the team that won the 1973 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.[2][3]
In 1974, he was transferred to the German team SG Wattenscheid 09,[4] though he had also considered an offer from Stoke City due to his English ancestry.
Babington returned to Huracán in 1979 and played for the club until 1982, when he moved to Florida, United States, to play for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. In 1983, he played for Atlético Junior of Barranquilla, Colombia where he ended his career due to personal matters. He retired from football later that year.[citation needed]
Babington scored 126 goals for Huracán in his eight years with the club.[5]
Managerial career
As manager, he coached Platense, Banfield, Racing, River Plate, León Fútbol Club (Mexico), Chacarita Juniors and Huracán. As Huracán manager, he won two Second Division champinsohips in 1990 and 2000, 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 Daniel Passarella (of River Plate) are the only people to have been player, manager and president of a single football club in Argentina.[6]
Player
Manager
- Primera B Nacional (2): 1989–90, 1999–00
- Huracán 73 on El Gráfico, 2008
- El fútbol hecho fantasía, Clarín, 7 Sep 2002
- "Carlos Babington" (in German). Fussballportal.de. Archived from the original on 28 July 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
- Zas, Tony. "Carlos Babington..." (in Spanish). Argentina Deportiva. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- Jugador, técnico y presidente by Pablo Aro Geraldes
- NASL stats
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 January 2008) (in Spanish)