Miguel Ángel Cornero

Miguel Ángel Cornero
Personnel
Surname	Miguel Ángel Cornero Valinotti
birthday	March 12, 1952
place of birth	Rosario , Santa Fe ,  Argentina
date of death	November 19, 1999
Place of death	Mexico City ,  Mexico
size	1.88 m
position	Defense
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1971-1974	Rosario Central
1974-1977	Club America
1977-1982	CD Cruz Azul	119 (15)
1983-1984	Deportivo Toluca	13 0(0)
1 Only league games are given.

Miguel Ángel Cornero (born March 12, 1952 in Rosario , Santa Fe , Argentina , † November 19, 1999 in Mexico City , Mexico ) was an Argentine football player on the position of a defender .

career

Cornero began his professional career at his hometown club Rosario Central , with whom he won the Argentine football championship twice.

In 1974 he moved to the Mexican league for Club America , with which he won both the championship title and the Supercup in 1976 . In 1977 he signed with city ​​rivals Cruz Azul , with whom he won two more championship titles in the 1978/79 and 1979/80 seasons . His last season as a professional footballer, 1983/84, he spent in the ranks of Deportivo Toluca FC .

Sickness and death

In recent years, Cornero has faced increasing health problems caused by a kick in the head he received during a tussle in a match between his former clubs América and Cruz Azul. The long-term effects of this kick resulted in partial paralysis in his head and damage to his nervous system and vocal cords. Cornero died at the age of 47 in a hospital in the Mexican capital.

successes

• Argentine champion : 1971 and 1973 (Torneo Nacional)
• Mexican champion : 1976, 1979 and 1980
• Mexican Supercup : 1976

Web links

• Profile at Medio Tiempo (Spanish)
• Profile at BDFA (Spanish)
• El Universal: Murió Miguel Ángel Cornero (Spanish; article of November 21, 1999)
• Terra: Muere Miguel Angel Cornero (Spanish; article from April 4, 2007)