Pío Corcuera
 Corcuera in 1943, when playing for Boca Juniors. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pío Sixto Corcuera | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 22 November 2011 (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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 2008 | |||
Pío Sixto Corcuera (17 July 1921 – 22 November 2011)[1] was an Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Boca Juniors.
Career
Born in
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina
|
| 1944 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina
|
| 1944 | Boca Juniors | Copa Carlos Ibarguren |
| 1946 | Boca Juniors | Copa Competencia Británica |
| 1946 | Boca Juniors | Copa Comfraternidad |
References
- ^ Obituary (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Scandolo, Ramiro (2010). "De Pío no tenía nada" [Pío had nothing] (in Spanish). Ole.com.ar.
- ^ Boca Topscorers Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
External links
Media related to Pío Corcuera at Wikimedia Commons
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