Miguel Ángel Cornero
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Cornero Valinotti | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1952 | ||
| Place of birth |
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 1999 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Ángel Cornero, (12 March 1952 – 19 November 1999) was an Argentine football defender.
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
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
- ^ a b c "Murió Miguel Angel Cornero" [Miguel Angel Cornero died] (in Spanish). El Universal. 21 November 1999.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b 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.
External links
- Miguel Ángel Cornero – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Miguel Ángel Cornero at BDFA (in Spanish)