Full name Pio Sixto Corcuera Role Football player Years Team Died November 22, 2011 | Name Pio Corcuera | |
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Date of birth (1921-07-17)17 July 1921 Date of death 22 November 2011(2011-11-22) (aged 90) | ||
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Pío Sixto Corcuera (17 July 1921 – 22 November 2011) was an Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Boca Juniors.
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Career
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.
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.
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.