- Hugo Curioni
Football player infobox
playername = Hugo Curioni
fullname = Hugo Alberto Curioni
height =
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1946|10|11
cityofbirth =General Cabrera , Córdoba
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =
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position = Centre forward
youthyears =
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years = 1969
1970-1973
1974-1975
1975-1977
1978
1978-1980
1980
1981
clubs = Instituto
Boca Juniors
Nantes
FC Metz
Troyes
Montpellier
Toluca
Gimnasia La Plata
caps(goals) = 010 0(0)
134 (69)
038 (24)
109 (59)
0|005 0(1)
048 (21)
0|00? 0(?)
0|00? 0(?)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =pcupdate = October 2007
Hugo Alberto Curioni (born
October 11 1946 inGeneral Cabrera ) is a retired Argentine football centre forward. He currently played professional football in Argentina,France andMexico .Argentina
Curioni started his professional career with Instituto de Córdoba in 1969, he was soon spotted by
Boca Juniors and signed for them in 1970. In his first season with the club he was part of the championship winning team. He was also equal topscorer in Metropolitano 1973 withOscar Más andIgnacio Peña .Curioni is fondly remembered by Boca fans for his goalscoring feats in the Superclásico derby against fierce rivals River Plate. He shares a record of scoring in six consecutive Superclásicos with
Paulo Valentim and scored 7 in 11 games overall.France
Curioni was signed by Nantes and was the third highest scorer in the French league in 1974-1975.
In 1975 Curioni moved to
FC Metz where he was third top scorer in 1975-1976 and 4th top scorer in 1976-1977. He then had spells with Montpellier and Troyes.Later career
Curioni had a spell in Mexico with Toluca in 1980 and returned to Argentina in 1981 to play for Gimnasia de La Plata.
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External links
*es icon [http://www.informexeneize.com.ar/biografia_hugo_alberto_curioni.htm Boca Juniors profile]
*fr icon [http://www.calcio57.com/joueurs_fiche_149.html Calcio 57 player stats]
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