Stefano Cincotta

Stefano Cincotta Giordano (born 28 February 1991) is a Guatemalan former professional footballer who played as a left-back.[3][2]

Stefano Cincotta
Personal information
Full name Stefano Cincotta Giordano
Date of birth (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991[1]
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back[2]
Youth career
0000–2010 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Kickers Offenbach 28 (2)
2012–2013 Lugano 14 (0)
2013–2014 Wacker Burghausen 23 (0)
2014–2017 Chemnitzer FC 64 (4)
2017–2018 SV Elversberg 14 (1)
2018–2019 Guatatoya 20 (2)
2019 Comunicaciones 9 (1)
2020 Cobán Imperial 4 (0)
Total 176 (10)
National team
2008–2009 Germany U17 5 (1)
2009–2010 Germany U19 5 (1)
2010–2011 Germany U20 9 (0)
2015–2019 Guatemala 17 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

In September 2018, after featuring sparingly, Cincotta left fourth-tier side SV Elversberg to return to his country of birth Guatemala, joining C.D. Guastatoya.[4] Ahead of the following 2019–20 season, Cincotta joined Comunicaciones on a one-year contract.[5] In January 2020, Cincotta moved to Cobán Imperial.[6] However, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 13 March 2020 because his parents, who was living in Germany, were concerned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] A few weeks later, Cincotta revealed that he wanted to return to Europa because he had suffered from a lot of injuries since his return to Guatemala. This was also one of the reasons why he terminated his contract with Cobán Imperial.[8]

Cincotta announced his retirement from playing in January 2021.[9]

International career

Cincotta's parents met in Germany. His father is Italian, while his mother (Alma Giordano) is a Guatemalan with a partial Italian descent. They went to Guatemala, where Cincotta was born. They returned to Germany shortly after, where he grew up.[10] As a result, Cincotta was eligible to play for the national teams of Guatemala, Italy and Germany. After representing Germany at youth level, Cincotta expressed his desire to play for Guatemala at senior level.[11]

International goals
Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cincotta goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Stefano Cincotta
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
115 June 2015Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Bermuda1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
217 November 2015Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
322 March 2019Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Costa Rica1–01–0Friendly

References
  1. http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=388400/index.html
  2. Stefano Cincotta at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Cincotta, Stefano" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "Wechsel nach Guatemala: Cincotta verlässt Elversberg". kicker Online (in German). 18 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. Stefano Cincotta nuevo jugador de Comunicaciones para la temporada 2019-2020, selecciondeguatemala.com, June 2019
  6. Cobán Imperial se refuerza con Stefano Cincotta y Carlos Estrada para el Clausura 2020, prensalibre.com, 7 January 2020
  7. Stefano Cincotta deja Cobán Imperial por preocupación por Covid19, soy502.com, 13 March 2020
  8. Stefano Cincotta revela su deseo de retornar al fútbol de Europa, espndeportes.espn.com, 29 March 2020
  9. Dávila, José (10 January 2021). "Stefano Cincotta anuncia su retiro definitivo: "El fútbol siempre será mi gran amor"". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. "Un guatemalteco en la selección alemana" [A Guatemalan in the German national team] (in Spanish). Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  11. "Stefano Cincotta: "el deseo de jugar con la Selección Nacional"" [Stefano Cincotta: "the desire to play with the National Team"] (in Spanish). SeleccióndeGuatemala.net. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  12. "Cincotta, Stefano". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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