Emanuel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 28 July 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Carioca club Resende.

Emanuel Biancucchi
Biancucchi training with 1860 Munich in 2009
Personal information
Full name Emanuel Biancucchi Cuccittini
Date of birth (1988-07-28) 28 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Resende
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2008 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 1860 Munich II 7[1] (0)
2009–2011 1860 Munich 15[2] (0)
2011 Girona 0 (0)
2011–2012 Independiente Asunción 49 (9)
2013 Olimpia 6 (0)
2014 Bahia 23 (2)
2015 Vasco da Gama 7 (1)
2016 Ceará 5 (0)
2017 Rubio Ñu 6 (1)
2017 General Díaz 8 (0)
2018 Melgar 33 (5)
2019 Newell's Old Boys 0 (0)
2020–2021 Vila Nova 28 (4)
2022– Resende 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2022

Career

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A youth product of Newell's Old Boys, Biancucchi moved to Germany in 2008 to join 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich.[3]

In January 2011, he joined Serie A club Cesena for a trial period,[4][5] but transferred to Girona FC in the Segunda División instead,[6] but he still has a valid contract with 1860.

Personal life

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Emanuel Biancucchi is the cousin of Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (the son of his mother's sister) and the younger brother of retired forward Maximiliano Biancucchi.[7] He also has Italian citizenship, and is represented by his uncle (Jorge Messi, Lionel's father).

References

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  1. ^ "Emanuel Biancucci" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Biancucchi, Emanuel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  3. ^ "1860 München: Messis Cousin hofft auf seine Chance" (in German). augsburger-allgemeine.de. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Messi: il cugino in prova col Cesena" (in Italian). Eco dello Sport. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Milan-Van Bommel: ufficiale Trattative, tutto in 7 giorni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  6. ^ "El Girona fitxa Biancuchi" [Girona signed Biancucchi]. official website (in Catalan). Girona FC. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Hört mir auf mit Messi!" (in German). tz-online.de. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
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