Carlos Adolfo Buttice (17 December 1942 – 3 August 2018) was a

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Career

Buttice played for clubs of Argentina, Brazil and Chile. In his homeland, he played for Los Andes,

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. In Brazil, Buttice played for America-RJ,

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. In Chile, Buttice played for

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. He was part of the 1977 Unión Española team that won the

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. At international level, Buttice earned four caps for the Argentina national team.

Personal life

Buttice was nicknamed ''

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* * 1942 births 2018 deaths Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Esporte Clube Bahia players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Unión Española footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Argentine Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Chilean Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Buenos Aires Province 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub