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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.


Career

Born in
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, Corcuera joined local
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at age 17. He made his senior debut entering as a substitute for the injured
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in a league match against
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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
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and 10–1 against
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). He finished his career after three seasons with
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...
, 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.Boca Topscorers


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* 1921 births 2011 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers {{Argentina-footy-forward-stub