Claudio Yacob is an Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 football

Football (soccer)

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 midfielder. He currently plays for Racing Club de Avellaneda

Racing Club de Avellaneda

Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...

 of the Primera Division Argentina

Primera División Argentina

The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...

.

Yacob made his debut for Racing in a 3-2 defeat by Club Atlético Banfield

Club Atlético Banfield

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 on November 8, 2006.

In 2007 Yacob was selected to join the Argentina Under-20

Argentina national under-20 football team

The Argentina national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level....

 squad to play in the 2007 South American Youth Championship

2007 South American Youth Championship

The 2007 South American Youth Championship is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Paraguay between January 7 and January 28, 2007, it was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the 4th to take place in Paraguay...

 in Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

. He was also part of the U-20 team that won the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...

 in Canada.

He has been Racing Club

Racing Club de Avellaneda

Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...

's captain since the 2008 Torneo Apertura.

International goals

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Exhibition game

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Titles

Season	Club	Title
2007 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...	Argentina Under-20 Argentina national under-20 football team The Argentina national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level....	FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...

External links

Argentine Primera statistics

• Claudio Yacob at Football Lineups