Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 15 September 1984), is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Early career

He started his career playing for San Lorenzo of Argentina. He also played for

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an clubs, including Sportivo Luqueño, where he won the 2006–07 Apertura Championship of the Liga Paraguaya, before joining

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ian club Flamengo, in July 2007.

Flamengo

He played his first match as a Flamengo player on 5 August 2007, a Brazilian Série A match against Santos at Estádio Vila Belmiro, in which he came on as a substitute for

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. And scored his first goal in a 1–0 win over rivals Fluminense in the 2007 Brazilian Série A. Maxi ranks sixteenth in a number of appearances by a foreigner for Flamengo in the club's history.

Cruz Azul

He joined Cruz Azul of Mexico in 2010. Maxi scored his first goal for Cruz Azul against Deportivo Toluca. After he scored another goal against Tigres. He later scored 2 goals for Cruz Azul on the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.

Vitória

On 15 January 2013, Maxi signed with Vitória, returning to Brazilian football after about four years.

Bahia

He and his brother Emanuel joined

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on 9 January 2014.

Ceará

He started playing for

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on 16 January 2017.

Personal life

He is the cousin of

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(the son of his mother's sister) and as a result is often nicknamed ''El primo de Messi'' ("Messi's cousin"). He is the older brother of Emanuel Biancucchi of Vila Nova in Brazil.

Career statistics

Honours

;Sportivo Luqueño * Liga Paraguaya Apertura: 2007 ;Flamengo * Taça Guanabara: 2008 * Taça Rio: 2009 *

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* Série A:

;Olimpia * Liga Paraguaya Clausura: 2011 ;Vitória * Campeonato Baiano:

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;Ceará * Campeonato Cearense: 2017

References

External links

Bio at Brazilian FA database

Player Profile
Flamengo.com
Profile at footballzz.co.uk

Maxi Biancucchi
on Soccerway {{DEFAULTSORT:Biancucci, Maxi 1984 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent People of Marchesan descent Argentine expatriate men's footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Libertad footballers Sportivo Luqueño players CR Flamengo footballers General Caballero Sport Club footballers Cruz Azul footballers Club Olimpia footballers Esporte Clube Vitória players Esporte Clube Bahia players Ceará Sporting Club players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Men's association football forwards 21st-century Argentine sportsmen