José Luis Cuciuffo (1 February 1961 – 11 December 2004)[1] was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a centre back and who was part of the 1986 FIFA World Cup-winning Argentina national team.[2]
 Cuciuffo with Argentina at the 1986 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Luis Cuciuffo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 December 2004 (aged 43) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bahía San Blas, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Huracán de Córdoba | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Chaco for Ever | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Talleres | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982–1987 | Vélez Sársfield | 185 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Boca Juniors | 102 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Nîmes Olympique | 94 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Belgrano | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1989 | Argentina | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editCuciuffo started his professional career at Chaco For Ever, and later played for Talleres de Córdoba, Vélez Sársfield, Boca Juniors and Belgrano de Córdoba. He also played in the French league with Nîmes Olympique.
Death
editCuciuffo suffered a fatal gunshot wound in the stomach while out hunting in the southern Buenos Aires province,[3] near San Blas Bay. He died in hospital. He was the first world champion football player for Argentina to die.
Honours
editVélez Sársfield
- Primera División runner-up: 1985
Boca Juniors
Argentina
Individual
edit- South American Team of the Year: 1986
References
edit- ^ "Murió José Luis Cuciuffo". Clarín. 12 December 2004. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ José Luis Cuciuffo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Soccer: Cuciuffo dies in accident - NZHerald
External links
edit- José Luis Cuciuffo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- José Luis Cuciuffo at National-Football-Teams.com
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