Claudio Caniggia
Caniggia with Atalanta in 1999
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Claudio Paul Caniggia | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Henderson, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | River Plate | 53 | (8) |
| 1988–1989 | Hellas Verona | 21 | (3) |
| 1989–1992 | Atalanta | 85 | (26) |
| 1992–1994 | Roma | 15 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | Benfica | 23 | (8) |
| 1995–1998 | Boca Juniors | 74 | (32) |
| 1999–2000 | Atalanta | 17 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Dundee | 21 | (7) |
| 2001–2003 | Rangers | 50 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | Qatar SC | 15 | (5) |
| 2012 | Wembley | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 360 | (107) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–2002 | Argentina | 50 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Claudio Paul Caniggia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈklauðjo kaˈnixia, kaˈniʝa]; Italian pronunciation: [kaˈniddʒa]; born 9 January 1967 in Henderson, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as forward or winger. Caniggia played 50 times for the Argentina national team. He appeared in three World Cups, and was a member of both rival clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors. A quick, and physically strong striker, with good technique, Caniggia was known for his speed as a player, and competed in athletics before his football career, taking part in athletic tournaments at the provincial level, running the 100 meters. In addition to his ability to score goals consistently, he was also equally capable of playing off other forwards, and creating chances for teammates, and was often deployed as an advanced playmaker or creative forward.
At the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Caniggia scored two key goals to help Argentina reach the final. In the opening game of the tournament against Cameroon, he was fouled three times in a single dribble, the last taking him out and earning Benjamin Massing a red card. In the second round match against Brazil, a pass by Diego Maradona put him through against goalkeeper Taffarel, with Caniggia dribbling past him and slotting the ball into the net to give Argentina victory. In the semi-final against Italy, he headed past goalkeeper Walter Zenga, the first goal Italy conceded in the tournament, sending the match into extra time as Argentina won on penalties. Having been booked against Italy, his second in the tournament, Caniggia was suspended for the final against West Germany.
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