Ricardo Antonio Piccinini (born 7 September 1949) is an Argentinian-born Guatemalan footballer. After his naturalization in 1975,[1] he competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2][3] His appearance in the latter at the age of 39 makes him the oldest footballer to ever play in the Olympics.[4]

Ricardo Antonio Piccinini
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Antonio Piccinini Abonicio
Date of birth (1949-09-07) 7 September 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1967-69 Racing Avellaneda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969-70 Racing Avellaneda
1970-71 Municipal
1972-74 Tipografía Nacional
1975-80 Comunicaciones
1980-82 Xelajú MC
1982-83 Suchitepéquez
1983 Nacional
1984 Águila
1984-91 Nacional
International career
1976-1989 Guatemala 9
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Club Country Year
Racing   Argentina 1969-1970
Municipal   Guatemala 1970-1971
Tipografía Nacional 1972-1974
Comunicaciones 1975-1980
Xelajú Mario Camposeco 1980-1982
Suchitepéquez 1982-1983
Municipal 1983
Águila   El Salvador 1984
Municipal   Guatemala 1984-1991

Honours

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Domestic honours

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Continental honours

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References

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  1. ^ Los futbolistas nacionalizados que han jugado con la Selección de Guatemala
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ricardo Piccinini Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ^ Juan Diego (22 September 2020). "Porteros guatemaltecos que han dejado huella en el fútbol nacional". Guatemala.com.
  4. ^ "Dani Alves acecha histórica marca de Ricardo Piccinini en Juegos Olímpicos" (in Spanish). ESPN. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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