Miguel Ángel Cornero

Miguel Ángel Cornero, (12 March 1952 – 19 November 1999) was an Argentine football defender.

Miguel Ángel Cornero
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Cornero Valinotti
Date of birth (1952-03-12)12 March 1952
Place of birth Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Date of death 19 November 1999(1999-11-19) (aged 47)
Place of death Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1974 Rosario Central 12 (1)
1974–1977 América
1977–1982 Cruz Azul 146 (17)
1983–1984 Toluca 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Cornero began playing football as a sweeper or stopper with hometown club Rosario Central.[1] He was called into the Argentina national under-21 football team, but never appeared for the senior national team.[2]

Cornero moved to Mexico in 1974, joining Club América for three seasons. He moved to crosstown rivals Cruz Azul, where he won the Mexican Primera División twice. He finished his career playing with Deportivo Toluca F.C. during the 1983–84 season, giving way to a debilitating nervous system injury which stemmed from a kick to the head suffered earlier in his career.[1][2]

Personal

Cornero died in a Mexico City hospital at age 47, survived by his wife and three children.[1]

References
  1. "Murió Miguel Angel Cornero" [Miguel Angel Cornero died] (in Spanish). El Universal. 21 November 1999.
  2. Quispe, Héctor (26 March 2012). "60 años de Cornero" [60 years of Cornero] (in Spanish). La Ciudad Deportiva. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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