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