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Maxi Biancucchi Personal information Full name Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccitini Date of birth September 15, 1984 Place of birth Rosario, Argentina Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Playing position Winger Club information Current club Olimpia Youth career San Lorenzo Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2002 San Lorenzo 2002–2004 Libertad 2 (0) 2005 General Caballero 14 (2) 2005 Tacuary 10 (0) 2006 Fernando de la Mora 16 (6) 2007 Sportivo Luqueño 19 (8) 2007–2009 Flamengo 45 (5) 2010– Cruz Azul 26 (3) 2011– → Olimpia (loan) 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 31, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccitini, usually known as Maxi Biancucchi (born September 15, 1984), is an Argentine football forward who plays for Olimpia of Paraguay.[1]
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Career
Early career
He started his career playing for San Lorenzo of Argentina.[2] He also played for Paraguayan clubs, including Sportivo Luqueño, where he won the 2006–07 Apertura Championship of the Liga Paraguaya, before joining Brazilian club Flamengo, in July 2007.[1]
Flamengo
He played his first match as a Flamengo player on August 5, 2007, a Brazilian Série A match against Santos at Estádio Vila Belmiro, in which he came on as a substitute for Roger.[3] And scored his first goal in a 1-0 win over rivals Fluminense in the 2007 Brazilian Série A.
Maxi ranks sixteenth in number of appearances by a foreigner for Flamengo in the club's history.[4]
Cruz Azul
He joined Cruz Azul of Mexico in 2010. Maxi scored his first goal for Cruz Azul against Deportivo Toluca.After he scored another goal against Tigres.He later scored 2 goals for Cruz Azul on the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.[5]
Personal life
He is the cousin of Barcelona player Lionel Messi[6] and brother of Emanuel Biancucchi who plays for Girona in Spain.[7] He is also nicknamed "El primo de Messi.
Flamengo career statistics
- (Correct as of[update] October 7, 2009)
Club Season Carioca League Brazilian Série A Brazilian Cup Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Flamengo 2007 - - - 17 2 2 - - - - - - - - - 17 2 2 2008 11 1 3 23 3 1 - - - 1 0 0 - - - 35 4 4 2009 20 0 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 - - - 1 0 0 17 1 1 Total 21 1 4 45 5 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 69 7 7 according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[8] and Flaestatística.[9]
Honors
Club
Sportivo Luqueño
- Liga Paraguaya Apertura: 2007
Flamengo
- Taça Guanabara: 2008
- Taça Rio: 2009
- Campeonato Carioca: 2009
- Série A: 2009
References
- ^ a b "Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi" (in Portuguese). Clube de Regatas do Flamengo official website. http://www.flamengo.com.br/flapedia/Maximiliano_Daniel_Biancucchi. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ "No lugar da cumbia, o argentino quer dançar funk" (in Portuguese). JB Online. 2007-08-14. http://jbonline.terra.com.br/editorias/esportes/papel/2007/08/14/Esportes20070814002.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30.[dead link]
- ^ "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 2007-08-05. http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2007/08/05/ult59u127281.jhtm. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ "Estrangeiros do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Flapedia. http://www.flamengo.com.br/flapedia/Estrangeiros_do_Flamengo. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "Atacante do Fla e zagueiro do Flu vão para o futebol mexicano." (in Portuguese). Esporte iG. 2010-01-05. http://esporte.ig.com.br/futebol/2010/01/05/atacante+do+fla+e+zagueiro+do+flu+vao+para+o+futebol+mexicano+9263318.html. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). Esportes Último Segundo iG/Gazeta Esportiva. 2007-08-05. http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/esportes/seu_time/flamengo/2007/08/20/maxi_afirma_que_messi_deve_vir_ao_brasil_para_ve_lo_jogar_972383.html. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ^ "TZ-Online" (in German). UOL Esporte. 2008-10-01. http://www.tz-online.de/de/sport/tsv1860/artikel_47843.html. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Clube de Regatas do Flamengo official website" (in Portuguese). http://www.flamengo.com.br.
- ^ "Flaestatística" (in Portuguese). http://www.flaestatistica.com.
External links
- (Portuguese) Bio at Brazilian FA database
- (Portuguese) Player Profile@ Flamengo.com
- (English) Profile at zerozerofootball.com
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- San Lorenzo footballers
- Club Libertad footballers
- Sportivo Luqueño footballers
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players
- General Caballero (Zeballos Cue) footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
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