Stefano Cincotta Giordano (born 28 February 1991) is a Guatemalan former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Guastatoya

In September 2018, after featuring sparingly, Cincotta left fourth-tier side

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to return to his country of birth Guatemala, joining

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Comunicaciones

Ahead of the following 2019–20 season, Cincotta joined

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on a one-year contract.

Cobán Imperial

In January 2020, Cincotta moved to Cobán Imperial. However, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 13 March 2020 because his parents, who was living in Germany, were concerned due to the

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. A few weeks later, Cincotta revealed that he wanted to return to Europe because he had suffered from a lot of injuries since his return to Guatemala. This was also one of the reasons why he terminated his contract with Cobán Imperial. Cincotta announced his retirement from playing in January 2021.

International career

Cincotta's parents met in

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, Germany. His father is Italian, while his mother (Alma Giordano) is a Guatemalan with a partial Italian descent. They went to Guatemala, where Cincotta was born. They returned to Germany shortly after, where he grew up. As a result, Cincotta was eligible to play for the national teams of

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and

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. After representing Germany at youth level, Cincotta expressed his desire to play for Guatemala at senior level.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cincotta goal''.

Honours

;Guastatoya *

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: Apertura 2018

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* * * 1991 births Living people Footballers from Guatemala City Guatemalan people of Italian descent Men's association football defenders Guatemalan men's footballers 21st-century Guatemalan sportsmen Guatemala men's international footballers Guatemalan emigrants Immigrants to Germany Naturalized citizens of Germany German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Guatemalan expatriate men's footballers German expatriate men's footballers Kickers Offenbach players FC Lugano players SV Wacker Burghausen players Chemnitzer FC players SV Elversberg players C.D. Guastatoya players Comunicaciones F.C. players C.S.D. Cobán Imperial players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Swiss Challenge League players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 21st-century German sportsmen {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub