Carbognani started his playing career with
San Telmo in 1975. In 1976, he was sold to
Barcelona Sporting Club of
Ecuador. In 1979, he was signed by
New York Cosmos of the
North American Soccer League. In the fall of 1979, the Cosmos sent him to the
Memphis Rogues in time for the NASL indoor season. He then played the 1980 outdoor season for the Rogues. In the fall of 1981, Carbognani signed with the
Memphis Americans of the
Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1983, he played for the
Jacksonville Tea Men of the
American Soccer League. In 1984, the Memphis Americans moved to
Las Vegas, Nevada where the team spent the 1984–1985 MISL season as the
Las Vegas Americans. The team folded at the end of the season and the league declared Carbognani to be a free agent. He then signed with the
Baltimore Blast. The Blast released him at the end of the season and Carbognani moved to the
Memphis Storm of the
American Indoor Soccer Association. The team changed its name to the Rogues before the 1989–1990 season. That year, Carbognani both played and coached the team. In 1990, he moved to the
Chicago Power. The AISA had also changed its name to the
National Professional Soccer League. In 1991, he was back with the Rogues who were now playing in the
Southwest Independent Soccer League. In the fall of 1991, the Rogues were renamed the Memphis Survivors and they played in the USISL indoor league. He may not have played again until the summer of 1994 when he was on the
Memphis Jackals roster. ==Coach==