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Ricardo Manuel Ciciliano Bustillo (September 23, 1976 – September 17, 2020) was a Colombian
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.


Career

Ciciliano was born in
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. From 2006, Ciciliano played at
Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...
where he achieved several remarkable feats. One of these was on November 19, 2006, when
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played against
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;
Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...
was winning the match 1–0 and with 5 minutes remaining for the final whistle,
Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...
goalkeeper Jose Fernando Cuadrado was sent off. Without another goalkeeper available (Juan Carlos Henao was injured), Ciciliano took his place; he eventually saved the penalty kick awarded to
Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club (association football), football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their ...
as result of Cuadrado's foul, and Millos won the match. Another notable achievement for Ciciliano was on October 24, 2007, when he scored 2 goals against the Brazilian club
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, assuring
Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...
qualification for the Semi-finals of the
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. That same year he won Top Scorer in the
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after scoring 6 goals in
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. Ciciliano played for Colombia at the
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in
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. Ciciliano entered the intensive care unit of Clínica La Asunción in
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with
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for complications of
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on September 6, 2020. He died there of his condition on September 17, 2020, at age 43.


Titles


Individual honours

* Top scorer in the
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with
Millonarios F.C. Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...


References

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