Facundo Parra
Encyclopedia
Facundo Manuel Carlos Parra (born 15 June 1985) is an Argentine
football striker
who plays for Independiente
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' first team, earning 91 caps and scoring 21 goals in the Primera B Nacional (second division). During the 2006–07 season he was the team's top scorer with 9 goals. He the spent two years on loan with Greek
side Larissa F.C. After that period, he returned to Chacarita, that had been promoted to the Argentine Primera División. However, his team suffered relegation by the end of the 2009–10 season.
For the 2010–11 season
, Parra joined Independiente
on loan. He scored his first goal with the club in a 1–3 defeat to All Boys
for the 11th fixture of the Apertura. He scored his second goal for the team in the Copa Sudamericana
semifinals victory over LDU Quito, and dedicated it to his dog Max. He then scored two more goals in the competition's final
return leg against Goiás
(3–1), leading his team to the penalty shootout in which they defeated their rival to win the trophy. Parra also scored his penalty in the shootout.
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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 striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who plays for Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
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Club career
Parra played from 2004 to 2007 for Chacarita JuniorsChacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors is an Argentine sports club from Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, which football squad is currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.The club was founded on May 1, 1906, in...
' first team, earning 91 caps and scoring 21 goals in the Primera B Nacional (second division). During the 2006–07 season he was the team's top scorer with 9 goals. He the spent two years on loan with Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
side Larissa F.C. After that period, he returned to Chacarita, that had been promoted to the Argentine Primera División. However, his team suffered relegation by the end of the 2009–10 season.
For the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Argentine Primera División season
The 2010–11 Primera División season was the eighty-second season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in two championships —the Apertura and Clausura— over the course of the season, which started on August 6, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2011, one...
, Parra joined Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
on loan. He scored his first goal with the club in a 1–3 defeat to All Boys
All Boys
Club Atlético All Boys is a sports club based in the Floresta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays at the Primera División, the top division of Argentine football league system....
for the 11th fixture of the Apertura. He scored his second goal for the team in the Copa Sudamericana
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship...
semifinals victory over LDU Quito, and dedicated it to his dog Max. He then scored two more goals in the competition's final
2010 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana Finals was the final two-legged tie that determined Independiente as the 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was played on December 1 and 8, 2010 between Brazilian club Goiás and the Argentine champion Independiente.-Rules:...
return leg against Goiás
Goiás Esporte Clube
Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova...
(3–1), leading his team to the penalty shootout in which they defeated their rival to win the trophy. Parra also scored his penalty in the shootout.
International career
Parra was a part of all the youth Argentina national teams up to the under-20Argentina 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....
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