Maxi Biancucchi

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Maxi Biancucchi
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini
Date of birth (1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002 San Lorenzo 2 (0)
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)
2010–2013 Cruz Azul 26 (3)
2011–2012Olimpia (loan) 62 (12)
2013 Vitória 23 (11)
2014–2015 Bahia 48 (7)
2016 Olimpia 4 (1)
2017 Ceará 1 (0)
2017 Rubio Ñu 16 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 15 September 1984), is an Argentine former [1] professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Career

Early career

Biancucchi started his career playing for San Lorenzo of Argentina. [2] He also played for Paraguayan clubs, including Sportivo Luqueño, where he won the 200607 Apertura Championship of the Liga Paraguaya, before joining Brazilian club Flamengo, in July 2007.

Flamengo

Biancucchi played his first match as a Flamengo player on 5 August 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 a number of appearances by a foreigner for Flamengo in the club's history. [4]

Cruz Azul

Biancucchi 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]

Vitória

On 15 January 2013, Biancucchi signed with Vitória, returning to Brazilian football after about four years. [6] [7]

Bahia

He and his brother Emanuel joined Bahia on 9 January 2014. [8]

Ceará

Biancucchi started playing for Ceará on 16 January 2017. [9]

Personal life

He is the cousin of Lionel Messi (the son of his mother's sister) and as a result is often nicknamed El primo de Messi ("Messi's cousin"). [10] He is the older brother of Emanuel Biancucchi of Vila Nova in Brazil. [11]

Career statistics

As of 18 September 2014
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalState and
Regional League
Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
General Caballero 2005142142
Tacuary 2005100100
Fernando de la Mora 2006166166
Sportivo Luqueño 2007198198
Flamengo 2007 172172
2008 2330010111354
2009 501110100171
Total4551120211697
Cruz Azul 2009–10 1520040192
2010–11 1110000111
Total2630040303
Olimpia (loan)20113460020366
20122860081367
Total6212001017213
Vitória 2013 231130201464217
Bahia 2014 2235110110394
2015 26420222295215
Total48771323399119
Career Total26354112213681637375

Honours

Sportivo Luqueño

Flamengo

Olimpia

Vitória

Ceará

References

  1. Nascimento*, Vinícius (23 December 2019). "Campeão na dupla Ba-Vi, Maxi Biancucchi anuncia aposentadoria". Jornal CORREIO | Notícias e opiniões que a Bahia quer saber (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "No lugar da cumbia, o argentino quer dançar funk" (in Portuguese). JB Online. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.[ dead link ]
  3. "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  4. "Estrangeiros do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Flapedia. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  5. "Atacante do Fla e zagueiro do Flu vão para o futebol mexicano" (in Portuguese). Esporte iG. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  6. "Contratações confirmadas" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Vitória. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  7. "Vitória confirma Maxi Biancucchi e mais dois reforços para temporada" (in Portuguese). Placar. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  8. "Dose dupla: Bahia anuncia irmãos Emanuel e Maxi Biancucchi". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  9. "Via SMS, Maxi Biancucchi é anunciado como novo reforço do Ceará para 2017". globoesporte.com. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  10. "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). Esportes Último Segundo iG/Gazeta Esportiva. 5 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  11. "TZ-Online" (in German). UOL Esporte. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.