Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 15 September 1984), is an Argentine former[1] footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, second striker, centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Lorenzo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| 2011–2012 | → Olimpia (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, correct as of 19 November 2017 | |||
Career
editEarly career
editHe 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.
Flamengo
editHe 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
editHe 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
editOn 15 January 2013, Maxi signed with Vitória, returning to Brazilian football after about four years.[6][7]
Bahia
editHe and his brother Emanuel joined Bahia on 9 January 2014.[8]
Ceará
editPersonal life
editHe is the cousin of Lionel Messi (the son of his mother's sister)[10] and the older brother of Emanuel Biancucchi of Vila Nova in Brazil.[11] He is also nicknamed "El primo de Messi" (Messi's cousin).
Career statistics
edit- As of 18 September 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State and Regional League |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| General Caballero | 2005 | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 2 | |
| Tacuary | 2005 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | |
| Fernando de la Mora | 2006 | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 6 |
| Total | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 6 | |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2007 | 19 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 8 |
| Total | 19 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 8 | |
| Flamengo | 2007 | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 2 |
| 2008 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 69 | 7 | |
| Cruz Azul | 2009–10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 3 | |
| Olimpia (loan) | 2011 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 6 |
| 2012 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 36 | 7 | |
| Total | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 72 | 13 | |
| Vitória | 2013 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 17 |
| Total | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 17 | |
| Bahia | 2014 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| 2015 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 52 | 15 | |
| Total | 48 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 91 | 19 | |
| Career Total | 263 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 68 | 16 | 373 | 75 | |
Honours
edit- Sportivo Luqueño
- Liga Paraguaya Apertura: 2007
- Flamengo
- Taça Guanabara: 2008
- Taça Rio: 2009
- Campeonato Carioca: 2009
- Série A: 2009
- Olimpia
- Liga Paraguaya Clausura: 2011
- Vitória
- Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 2017
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "No lugar da cumbia, o argentino quer dançar funk" (in Portuguese). JB Online. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007. [dead link]
- ^ "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ "Estrangeiros do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Flapedia. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "Atacante do Fla e zagueiro do Flu vão para o futebol mexicano" (in Portuguese). Esporte iG. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "Contratações confirmadas" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Vitória. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dose dupla: Bahia anuncia irmãos Emanuel e Maxi Biancucchi". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Via SMS, Maxi Biancucchi é anunciado como novo reforço do Ceará para 2017". globoesporte.com. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "TZ-Online" (in German). UOL Esporte. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) Bio at Brazilian FA database
- (in Portuguese) Player Profile@ Flamengo.com
- (in English) Profile at footballzz.co.uk
- (in English) Maxi Biancucchi on Soccerway