Amadeo Raúl Carrizo is a former football

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 goalkeeper. His nickname was 'Tarzán'. Carrizo was a pioneer, helping to innovate techniques and strategies for goalkeepers.

He was the first goalkeeper to wear gloves, the first one to leave the penalty area

Penalty area

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 to defend his goal and the first one to use goal kick

Goal kick

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s as a strategy to start counter attacks.

He made his debut in the Argentine First Division on 6 May 1945, playing for River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

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. The match was against Independiente, River Plate won 2-1.

During his time at River Plate, he played along stars such as José Manuel Moreno

José Manuel Moreno

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, Félix Loustau

Félix Loustau

Félix Loustau is a former Argentine footballer who was a key player on the River Plate squad known as La Máquina. La Maquina is considered to be one of the greatest team ever assembled in the history of South American football...

, Adolfo Pedernera

Adolfo Pedernera

Adolfo Alfredo Pedernera , born in Avellaneda, Argentina, was a football player and coach. Nicknamed "El Maestro" , He is still considered by many to be one of the greatest Argentine players of all-time. He was elected the 12th best South american footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the...

, Ángel Labruna

Ángel Labruna

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 and Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Di Stéfano

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. He won five Championship trophies in 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956 and 1957.

He played for the Argentina national football team

Argentina national football team

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 with significant success, especially against Brazil

Brazil national football team

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, but he also suffered a 6-1 defeat against Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia national football team

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, in the 1958 FIFA World Cup

1958 FIFA World Cup

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.

He also played for the Colombian team Millonarios

Millonarios

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 and won the Mustang Cup (also known as Copa Mustang).

His way of playing has been imitated by many famous South American keepers, most notably Hugo Orlando Gatti, René Higuita

René Higuita

José René Higuita Zapata is a former Colombian football goalkeeper nicknamed El Loco...

, and José Luis Chilavert

José Luis Chilavert

José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner....

.

In 1968, Carrizo simultaneously established two records for his time: official matches in the Argentine First Division (513) and consecutive matches without conceding any goals (8).