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'''Pío Sixto Corcuera''' (born [[July 17]] [[1921]] in [[Buenos Aires]]) is a former [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Association football|football]] striker who played most of his career for [[Boca Juniors]].
'''Pío Sixto Corcuera''' (17 July 1921 &ndash; 22 November 2011)<ref>[http://el-blog-del-hincha-de-boca.blogspot.com/2011/11/murio-pio-corcuera.html Obituary] {{in lang|es}}</ref> was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Association football|football]] striker who played most of his career for [[Boca Juniors]].


==Career==
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]]. In 2007 he stated that he would come out of retirement if [[Martín Palermo]] broke his professional era goalscoring record<ref>{{es icon}} [http://www.ole.clarin.com/notas/2007/03/20/01383892.html Olé]</ref>
Born in [[Buenos Aires]], Corcuera joined local [[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.<ref name="Ole">{{cite web|publisher=Ole.com.ar|author=Scandolo, Ramiro|title=De Pío no tenía nada|trans-title=Pío had nothing|url=http://www.ole.com.ar/boca-juniors/Pio_0_350364995.html|language=Spanish|date=2010}}</ref>


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 [[Club Atlético Tigre]] and 10–1 against [[Chacarita Juniors]]). He finished his career after three seasons with [[Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata]], retiring in 1951 at age 29.<ref name="Ole" />
After a breif spell with [[Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata]] Corcuera retired in 1949.

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]].<ref>[http://www.agrupacionnuevoboca.com.ar/Club/Campeonatos/Gmaximos.asp Boca Topscorers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618060933/http://www.agrupacionnuevoboca.com.ar/Club/Campeonatos/Gmaximos.asp |date=18 June 2006 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref>


==Titles==
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|1943||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Boca Juniors]]|| [[Primera División Argentina]]
|1943|| [[Boca Juniors]]|| [[Primera División Argentina]]
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|1944||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Boca Juniors]]|| [[Primera División Argentina]]
|1944|| [[Boca Juniors]]|| [[Primera División Argentina]]
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|1944||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Boca Juniors]]|| Copa Carlos Ibarguren
|1944|| [[Boca Juniors]]|| Copa Carlos Ibarguren
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|1946||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Boca Juniors]]|| Copa Competencia Británica
|1946|| [[Boca Juniors]]|| Copa Competencia Británica
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|1946||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Boca Juniors]]|| Copa Comfraternidad
|1946|| [[Boca Juniors]]|| Copa Comfraternidad
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==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Argentine footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires]]
[[Category:Football (soccer) strikers]]
[[Category:Argentine men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Argentine Primera División players]]
[[Category:Boca Juniors footballers]]
[[Category:Boca Juniors footballers]]
[[Category:|Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata footballers]]
[[Category:Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers]]



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Latest revision as of 13:25, 5 July 2023

Pío Corcuera
Corcuera in 1943, when playing for Boca Juniors.
Personal information
Full name Pío Sixto Corcuera
Date of birth (1921-07-17)17 July 1921
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 22 November 2011(2011-11-22) (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[edit]

Born in Buenos Aires, Corcuera joined local 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 Club Atlético Tigre and 10–1 against Chacarita Juniors). He finished his career after three seasons with 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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Obituary (in Spanish)
  2. ^ a b Scandolo, Ramiro (2010). "De Pío no tenía nada" [Pío had nothing] (in Spanish). Ole.com.ar.
  3. ^ Boca Topscorers Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

External links[edit]


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