Carlos Cecconato Explained

Carlos Cecconato
Birth Date:27 January 1930
Birth Place:Avellaneda, Argentina
Height:1.75m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1946
Clubs1:El Porvenir
Years2:1947–1957
Clubs2:Independiente
Caps2:148
Goals2:52
Clubs3:Atlético Palmira
Totalcaps:148
Totalgoals:52
Nationalyears1:1953–1956
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:2

Carlos Cecconato (27 January 1930 – 12 December 2018) was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Avellaneda, Cecconato played for El Porvenir, Independiente and Atlético Palmira. He scored 52 goals in 148 league appearances for Independiente. Ceccanato was a skilled attacking player, part of Independiente's Quinteto de Oro (Golden Quintet) until 1957 when he was sanctioned for two years by the AFA following a contract dispute with the club.[1]

He also earned 11 caps for the Argentine national side between 1953 and 1956, scoring two goals.

Later life and death

He died on 12 December 2018 aged 88.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: El Gráfico. Carlos Cecconato, el quinto elemento. es. 19 April 2017. 15 April 2019.
  2. News: Murió Carlos Cecconato, el cerebro de un equipo imborrable de Independiente aunque nunca fue campeón. 12 December 2018. 14 December 2018. Rodolfo Chisleanschi. Spanish. La Nación. https://web.archive.org/web/20181213124920/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2201831-murio-carlos-cecconato-cerebro-equipo-imborrable-independiente. 2018-12-13. live.