Maxi Biancucchi

Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 15 September 1984), is an Argentine former [1] footballer who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Biancucchi and the second or maternal family name is Cuccittini.
Maxi Biancucchi
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini
Date of birth (1984-09-15) 15 September 1984
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger, second striker, centre-forward
Number 11
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 San Lorenzo 2 (0)
2002–2004 Libertad 2 (0)
2005 General Caballero 14 (2)
2005 Tacuary 10 (0)
2006 Fernando de la Mora 16 (6)
2007 Sportivo Luqueño 19 (8)
2007–2009 Flamengo 45 (5)
2010–2013 Cruz Azul 26 (3)
2011–2012 → Olimpia (loan) 21 (4)
2013 Vitória 23 (11)
2014–2015 Bahia 48 (7)
2016 Olimpia 4 (1)
2017 Ceará 1 (0)
2017 Rubio Ñu 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2017

Career

Early career

He started his career playing for San Lorenzo of Argentina.[2] He also played for Paraguayan clubs, including Sportivo Luqueño, where he won the 2006–07 Apertura Championship of the Liga Paraguaya, before joining Brazilian club Flamengo, in July 2007.

Flamengo

He played his first match as a Flamengo player on 5 August 2007, a Brazilian Série A match against Santos at Estádio Vila Belmiro, in which he came on as a substitute for Roger.[3] And scored his first goal in a 1-0 win over rivals Fluminense in the 2007 Brazilian Série A.

Maxi ranks sixteenth in a number of appearances by a foreigner for Flamengo in the club's history.[4]

Cruz Azul

He joined Cruz Azul of Mexico in 2010. Maxi scored his first goal for Cruz Azul against Deportivo Toluca. After he scored another goal against Tigres. He later scored 2 goals for Cruz Azul on the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.[5]

Vitória

On 15 January 2013, Maxi signed with Vitória, returning to Brazilian football after about four years.[6][7]

Bahia

He and his brother Emanuel joined Bahia on 9 January 2014.[8]

Ceará

He started playing for Ceará on 16 January 2017.[9]

Personal life

He is the cousin of Barcelona player Lionel Messi[10] and brother of Emanuel Biancucchi who played for Girona in Spain.[11] He is also nicknamed "El primo de Messi" (Messi's cousin).

Career statistics
As of 18 September 2014
Club Season League Cup Continental State and
Regional League		 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
General Caballero 2005 142------142
Total 142------142
Tacuary 2005 100------100
Total 100------100
Fernando de la Mora 2006 166------166
Total 166------166
Sportivo Luqueño 2007 198------198
Total 198------198
Flamengo 2007 172------172
2008 2330010111354
2009 501110100171
Total 4551120211697
Cruz Azul 2009–10 1520040--192
2010–11 1110000--111
Total 2630040--303
Olimpia (loan) 2011 3460020--366
2012 2860081--367
Total 621200101--7213
Vitória 2013 231130201464217
Total 231130201464217
Bahia 2014 2235110110394
2015 26420222295215
Total 48771323399119
Career Total 26354112213681637375

Honours
Sportivo Luqueño
Flamengo
Olimpia
Vitória
Ceará

References
  1. Nascimento*, Vinícius (23 December 2019). "Campeão na dupla Ba-Vi, Maxi Biancucchi anuncia aposentadoria". Jornal CORREIO | Notícias e opiniões que a Bahia quer saber (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "No lugar da cumbia, o argentino quer dançar funk" (in Portuguese). JB Online. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  3. "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  4. "Estrangeiros do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Flapedia. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  5. "Atacante do Fla e zagueiro do Flu vão para o futebol mexicano" (in Portuguese). Esporte iG. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  6. "Contratações confirmadas" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Vitória. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  7. "Vitória confirma Maxi Biancucchi e mais dois reforços para temporada" (in Portuguese). Placar. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  8. "Dose dupla: Bahia anuncia irmãos Emanuel e Maxi Biancucchi". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  9. "Via SMS, Maxi Biancucchi é anunciado como novo reforço do Ceará para 2017". globoesporte.com. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  10. "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). Esportes Último Segundo iG/Gazeta Esportiva. 5 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  11. "TZ-Online" (in German). UOL Esporte. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
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