Matías Claudio Cuffa (born 10 March 1981) is an
Italian Argentine footballer
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.
Biography
Born in
Alta Gracia
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,
Córdoba Province, Cuffa started his professional career at Italian
Serie D club
Isernia. He then spent 2 seasons in
Serie C2
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clubs. In July 2005 he was signed by
Serie A club
Chievo along with
Salvatore Giardina but farmed to
Pisa
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in
co-ownership deal along with Giardina. In January 2006, he was loaned to fellow
Serie C1
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club
Foggia
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. In June 2006 Chievo bought back both player. In July 2006 he was loaned to
Juve Stabia
Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania.
Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system.
History
The football in Castellammare di Stabia
From St ...
but later loaned to
Catanzaro. In July 2007 he left for
PortoSummaga along with Giardina.
In July 2009 he was signed by newly promoted
Serie B team
Padova in co-ownership deal. In exchange, PortoSummaga signed
Davide Bianchi, also in co-ownership deal.
In July 2018 he joined
Serie D team
Mantova
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In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture. In 2017, it was named as the Europ ...
. On 8 August 2019 Cuffa announced his retirement from football.
Instagram, Matias Cuffa annuncia l'addio al calcio
tuttoseried.com, 3 August 2019
References
External links
Legaserieb.it Profile
La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile
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1981 births
Living people
Argentine footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
A.S.D. Sangiovannese 1927 players
S.S.D. Città di Gela players
Pisa S.C. players
Calcio Foggia 1920 players
S.S. Juve Stabia players
U.S. Catanzaro 1929 players
Portogruaro Calcio A.S.D. players
Calcio Padova players
U.S.D. Matera Grumentum players
A.S.D. Victor San Marino players
Expatriate footballers in San Marino
U.S. Viterbese 1908 players
F.C. Rieti players
Mantova 1911 players
Men's association football midfielders
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
Italian expatriate sportspeople in San Marino
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in San Marino