Pío Corcuera

Pío Sixto Corcuera (17 July 1921 – 22 November 2011)[1] was an Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Boca Juniors.

Pío Corcuera
Corcuera in 1943, when playing for Boca Juniors.
Personal information
Full name Pío Sixto Corcuera
Date of birth (1921-07-17)17 July 1921
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 22 November 2011(2011-11-22) (aged 90)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1948 Boca Juniors 187 (98)
1949–1951 Gimnasia de La Plata 65 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2008

Career

Born in Buenos Aires, Corcuera joined local Club Atlético Boca Juniors at age 17. He made his senior debut entering as a substitute for the injured Jaime Sarlanga in a league match against San Lorenzo de Almagro on 22 June 1941.[2]

Corcuera won the Argentine championship with Boca Juniors during 1943 and 1944, participating in the two largest-winning margins for the club (11–1 against Club Atlético Tigre and 10–1 against Chacarita Juniors). He finished his career after three seasons with Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, retiring in 1951 at age 29.[2]

Nicknamed "El Cañoncito" (The little cannon) Corcuera won five titles with Boca, and can still be found on the all-time list of Boca Juniors topscorers.[3]

Titles
Season Team Title
1943Boca JuniorsPrimera División Argentina
1944Boca JuniorsPrimera División Argentina
1944Boca JuniorsCopa Carlos Ibarguren
1946Boca JuniorsCopa Competencia Británica
1946Boca JuniorsCopa Comfraternidad

References
  1. Obituary (in Spanish)
  2. Scandolo, Ramiro (2010). "De Pío no tenía nada" [Pío had nothing] (in Spanish). Ole.com.ar.
  3. Boca Topscorers Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)


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