He was born in Saint Petersburg and killed in World War I. Karakosov played his only game for Russia on 4 May 1913 in a friendly against Sweden.
In the 75th minute the Russian goalkeeper Dmitri Matrin was injured.
Substitutions were not yet allowed, so Karakosov, a midfielder, had to take Matrin's place in goal.
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