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Ricardo Manuel Ciciliano Bustillo (September 23, 1976 – September 17, 2020) was a Colombian football midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Manuel Ciciliano Bustillo | ||
| Date of birth | September 23, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | September 17, 2020 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| 1996–1997 | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| 1998–1999 | Deportes Tolima | ||
| 2000 | Deportivo Pasto | ||
| 2000 | Deportes Quindío | ||
| 2001 | Deportes Tolima | ||
| 2001 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2002–2004 | Deportes Tolima | ||
| 2005–2006 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 2006–2008 | Millonarios | 65 | (16) |
| 2008 | Once Caldas | 18 | (5) |
| 2009 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2009 | Millonarios | 18 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Juan Aurich | 58 | (17) |
| 2012 | Uniautónoma | 14 | (3) |
| 2012 | Atlético Huila | 7 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Colombia U17 | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 24, 2013 | |||
Career
editCiciliano was born in Barranquilla. From 2006, Ciciliano played at Millonarios where he achieved several remarkable feats. One of these was on November 19, 2006, when Millonarios played against Independiente Medellín; Millonarios was winning the match 1–0 and with 5 minutes remaining for the final whistle, Millonarios goalkeeper Jose Fernando Cuadrado was sent off. Without another goalkeeper available (Juan Carlos Henao was injured), Ciciliano took his place; he eventually saved the penalty kick awarded to Independiente Medellín as result of Cuadrado's foul, and Millos won the match.
Another notable achievement for Ciciliano was on October 24, 2007, when he scored 2 goals against the Brazilian club São Paulo FC, assuring Millonarios qualification for the Semi-finals of the Copa Sudamericana 2007. That same year he won Top Scorer in the Copa Sudamericana 2007 after scoring 6 goals in Millonarios. Ciciliano played for Colombia at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan.[1]
Ciciliano entered the intensive care unit of Clínica La Asunción in Barranquilla with pneumonia for complications of COVID-19 on September 6, 2020. He died there of his condition on September 17, 2020, at age 43.[2][3]
Titles
edit| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Colombia | U-17 South American Championship |
| 2003 | Deportes Tolima | 2003-II - Copa Mustang |
| 2005 | Deportivo Cali | 2005-II - Copa Mustang |
Individual honours
edit- Top scorer in the Copa Sudamericana 2007 with Millonarios F.C.
References
edit- ^ Ricardo Ciciliano – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ William González Badillo (17 September 2020). "Falleció el exfutbolista soledeño Ricardo Ciciliano" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Falleció Ricardo Ciciliano tras luchar contra una neumonía" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.