Maxi Biancucchi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccitini | ||
| Date of birth | September 15, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Second striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bahia | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| 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– | Bahia | 48 | (14) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:45, 26 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccitini, usually known as Maxi Biancucchi (born September 15, 1984), is an Argentine football forward who plays for Bahia of Brazil.[1][2]
Career
Early career
He started his career playing for San Lorenzo of Argentina.[3] 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 August 5, 2007, a Brazilian Série A match against Santos at Estádio Vila Belmiro, in which he came on as a substitute for Roger.[4] And scored his first goal in a 1-0 win over rivals Fluminense in the 2007 Brazilian Série A.
Maxi ranks sixteenth in number of appearances by a foreigner for Flamengo in the club's history.[5]
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.[6]
Vitória
On January 15, 2013, Maxi signed with Vitória, returning to Brazilian football after about four years.[1][2]
Bahia
He and his brother Emanuel Biancucchi joined Bahia on January 9, 2014.[7]
Personal life
He is the cousin of Barcelona player Lionel Messi[8] and brother of Emanuel Biancucchi who played for Girona in Spain.[9] He is also nicknamed "El primo de Messi" (Messi's cousin).
Career statistics
- As of September 18, 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State and Regional League |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| General Caballero | 2005 | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 2 | |
| Tacuary | 2005 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | |
| Fernando de la Mora | 2006 | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 6 |
| Total | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 6 | |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2007 | 19 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 8 |
| Total | 19 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 8 | |
| Flamengo | 2007 | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 2 |
| 2008 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 69 | 7 | |
| Cruz Azul | 2009–10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 3 | |
| Olimpia (loan) | 2011 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 6 |
| 2012 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 36 | 7 | |
| Total | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 72 | 13 | |
| Vitória | 2013 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 17 |
| Total | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 17 | |
| Bahia | 2014 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| 2015 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 52 | 15 | |
| Total | 48 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 91 | 19 | |
| Career Total | 263 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 68 | 16 | 373 | 75 | |
Honors
- Sportivo Luqueño
- Liga Paraguaya Apertura: 2007
- Flamengo
- Taça Guanabara: 2008
- Taça Rio: 2009
- Campeonato Carioca: 2009
- Série A: 2009
- Olimpia
- Liga Paraguaya Clausura: 2011
- Vitória
References
- 1 2 "Contratações confirmadas" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Vitória. January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- 1 2 "Vitória confirma Maxi Biancucchi e mais dois reforços para temporada" (in Portuguese). Placar. January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "No lugar da cumbia, o argentino quer dançar funk" (in Portuguese). JB Online. August 14, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
- ↑ "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. August 5, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
- ↑ "Estrangeiros do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Flapedia. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ↑ "Atacante do Fla e zagueiro do Flu vão para o futebol mexicano." (in Portuguese). Esporte iG. January 5, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Dose dupla: Bahia anuncia irmãos Emanuel e Maxi Biancucchi". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). Esportes Último Segundo iG/Gazeta Esportiva. August 5, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
- ↑ "TZ-Online" (in German). UOL Esporte. October 1, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
External links
- (Portuguese) Bio at Brazilian FA database
- (Portuguese) Player Profile@ Flamengo.com
- (English) Profile at footballzz.co.uk
- (English) Maxi Biancucchi on Soccerway