Carlos Cecconato

Carlos Cecconato (27 January 1930 – 12 December 2018) was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder.

Carlos Cecconato
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-01-27)27 January 1930
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Date of death 12 December 2018(2018-12-12) (aged 88)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946 El Porvenir
1947–1957 Independiente 148 (52)
Atlético Palmira
Total 148 (52)
National team
1953–1956 Argentina 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Avellaneda, Cecconato played for El Porvenir, Independiente and Atlético Palmira.[1][2] He scored 52 goals in 148 league appearances for Independiente.[2] Ceccanato was a skilled attacking player, part of Independiente's Quinteto de Oro (Golden Quintet) until 1957 when he was sanctioned for two years by the AFA following a contract dispute with the club.[3]

He also earned 11 caps for the Argentine national side between 1953 and 1956, scoring two goals.[1]

Later life and death

He died on 12 December 2018 aged 88.[2]

References
  1. "Carlos Cecconato". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. Rodolfo Chisleanschi (12 December 2018). "Murió Carlos Cecconato, el cerebro de un equipo imborrable de Independiente aunque nunca fue campeón". La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-12-13. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. "Carlos Cecconato, el quinto elemento" (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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