Maxi Biancucchi

Personal information
Full name	Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini
Date of birth	15 September 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	San Lorenzo
2002–2004	Libertad
2005	General Caballero
2005	Tacuary
2006	Fernando de la Mora
2007	Sportivo Luqueño
2007–2009	Flamengo
2010–2013	Cruz Azul
2011–2012	→ Olimpia (loan)
2013	Vitória
2014–2015	Bahia
2016	Olimpia
2017	Ceará
2017	Rubio Ñu
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 15 September 1984), is an Argentine former^[1] professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Early career

Biancucchi 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

Biancucchi 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

Biancucchi 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, Biancucchi 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

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

Personal life

He is the cousin of Lionel Messi (the son of his mother's sister) and as a result is often nicknamed El primo de Messi ("Messi's cousin").^[10] He is the older brother of Emanuel Biancucchi of Vila Nova in Brazil.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 18 September 2014

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		State and Regional League		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
General Caballero	2005	14	2							14	2
Tacuary	2005	10	0							10	0
Fernando de la Mora	2006	16	6							16	6
Sportivo Luqueño	2007	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
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

Honours

Sportivo Luqueño

Liga Paraguaya Apertura: 2007

Flamengo

Olimpia

Liga Paraguaya Clausura: 2011

Vitória

Campeonato Baiano: 2013

Ceará

Campeonato Cearense: 2017

References

^ 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 Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "No lugar da cumbia, o argentino quer dançar funk" (in Portuguese). JB Online. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
^ "Estrangeiros do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Flapedia. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
^ "Atacante do Fla e zagueiro do Flu vão para o futebol mexicano" (in Portuguese). Esporte iG. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
^ "Contratações confirmadas" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Vitória. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
^ "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.
^ "Dose dupla: Bahia anuncia irmãos Emanuel e Maxi Biancucchi". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^ "Via SMS, Maxi Biancucchi é anunciado como novo reforço do Ceará para 2017". globoesporte.com. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
^ "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.
^ "TZ-Online" (in German). UOL Esporte. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.

External links

(in Portuguese) Bio at Brazilian FA database
(in Portuguese) Player Profile@ Flamengo.com
Maxi Biancucchi at Soccerway

[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 Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[sanlorenzo-2] "No lugar da cumbia, o argentino quer dançar funk" (in Portuguese). JB Online. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007. ^{[dead link]}

[firstmatchflamengo-3] "Santos vence Flamengo por 3 a 0 e afunda o rival" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.

[stats-4] "Estrangeiros do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Flapedia. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

[cruzazul-5] "Atacante do Fla e zagueiro do Flu vão para o futebol mexicano" (in Portuguese). Esporte iG. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.

[ecvitoria1-6] "Contratações confirmadas" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Vitória. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

[ecvitoria2-7] "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.

[esporteclubebahia-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.

[lionelmessi-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.

[emanuelbiancucchi-11] "TZ-Online" (in German). UOL Esporte. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.

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