| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Antonio Piccinini Abonicio | ||
| Date of birth | (1949-09-07) 7 September 1949 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967-69 | Racing Avellaneda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969-70 | Racing Avellaneda | ||
| 1970-71 | Municipal | ||
| 1972-74 | Tipografía Nacional | ||
| 1975-80 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 1980-82 | Xelajú MC | ||
| 1982-83 | Suchitepéquez | ||
| 1983 | Nacional | ||
| 1984 | Águila | ||
| 1984-91 | Nacional | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976-1989 | Guatemala | 9 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ricardo Antonio Piccinini (born 7 September 1949) is an Argentinian-born Guatemalan footballer. After his naturalization in 1975, he competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. His appearance in the latter at the age of 39 makes him the oldest footballer to ever play in the Olympics.
Career
| Club | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Racing |  Argentina
|
1969-1970 |
| Municipal |  Guatemala
|
1970-1971 |
| Tipografía Nacional | 1972-1974 | |
| Comunicaciones | 1975-1980 | |
| Xelajú Mario Camposeco | 1980-1982 | |
| Suchitepéquez | 1982-1983 | |
| Municipal | 1983 | |
| Águila |  El Salvador
|
1984 |
| Municipal | Guatemala
|
1984-1991 |
Honours
Domestic honours
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala
- Comunicaciones: 1977-78, 1979–80
- Suchitepéquez: 1983
- Municipal: 1987, 1988–89, 1989–90
Continental honours
References
- Los futbolistas nacionalizados que han jugado con la Selección de Guatemala
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ricardo Piccinini Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- Juan Diego (22 September 2020). "Porteros guatemaltecos que han dejado huella en el fútbol nacional". Guatemala.com.
- "Dani Alves acecha histórica marca de Ricardo Piccinini en Juegos Olímpicos" (in Spanish). ESPN. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
External links
- Ricardo Piccinini at WorldFootball.net
- Ricardo Piccinini at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ricardo Piccinini at Olympics.com
- Ricardo Piccinini at Olympedia
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| Guatemala football squad – 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- Guatemalan men's footballers
- Guatemala men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Guatemala
- Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- People from Avellaneda
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Comunicaciones F.C. players
- C.S.D. Municipal players
- C.S.D. Xelajú MC players
- Tipografía Nacional players
- Naturalized citizens of Guatemala
- 20th-century Guatemalan sportsmen
- Guatemalan football biography stubs