Pío Sixto Corcuera (17 July 1921 – 22 November 2011) was an Argentine
football
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striker who played most of his career for
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...
.
Career
Born in
Buenos Aires
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, Corcuera joined local
Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in ...
at age 17. He made his senior debut entering as a substitute for the injured
Jaime Sarlanga in a league match against
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...
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
Club Atlético Tigre
Club Atlético Tigre is an Argentine professional football club located in Victoria, Buenos Aires. Tigre currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system, having secured promotion as the 2021 P ...
and 10–1 against
Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...
). 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
Titles
References
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1921 births
2011 deaths
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Argentine Primera División players
Boca Juniors footballers
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
20th-century Argentine sportsmen
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