Fabián Oscar Cancelarich (30 December 1965 – 14 May 2024) was an Argentine professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in San José de la Esquina, Cancelarich started his club career in 1986 with

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its footb ...

in the

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. In 1992, he was transferred to

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and in 1994 he played for

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

. In 1995, Cancelarich moved to Colombia to play for

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, but he soon returned to the Argentine Primera with

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1995–1996 and Platense 1997–1999. In 1999, Cancelarich returned to Ferro, the club where he started his career, after this final spell in the Primera Cancelarich moved to 2nd division Central Córdoba in 2000. In 2002, Central Córdoba were relegated to the 3rd division, Cancelarich stayed with the club until his retirement in 2004. He totalled 203 matches for Ferrocarril Oeste.

International career

He was part of his country's squad at the 1987 Panamerican Games and the 1988 Olympic Games and served as the reserve goalkeeper for

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during the

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. In 1991, he was part of the Argentina squad that won the

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. Although he was called up around 30 times for the national team, Cancelarich never earned a senior cap with the ''Albiceleste''.

Personal life

Death

Cancelarich died of a heart attack in

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, on 14 May 2024, at the age of 58.Murió Fabián Cancelarich, arquero subcampeón del mundo con Argentina en el Mundial 1990

Honours

Ferro Carril Oeste *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
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