Ricardo Piccinini

Ricardo Antonio Piccinini (born 7 September 1949) is an Argentinian-born Guatemalan footballer. After his naturalization in 1975,[1] he competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2][3] His appearance in the latter at the age of 39 makes him the oldest footballer to ever play in the Olympics.[4]

Ricardo Antonio Piccinini
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Antonio Piccinini Abonicio
Date of birth (1949-09-07) 7 September 1949
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1967-69 Racing Avellaneda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969-70 Racing Avellaneda
1970-71 Municipal
1972-74 Tipografía Nacional
1975-80 Comunicaciones
1980-82 Xelajú MC
1982-83 Suchitepéquez
1983 Nacional
1984 Águila
1984-91 Nacional
International career
1976-1989 Guatemala 9
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career
Club Country Year
Racing  Argentina 1969-1970
Municipal  Guatemala 1970-1971
Tipografía Nacional 1972-1974
Comunicaciones 1975-1980
Xelajú Mario Camposeco 1980-1982
Suchitepéquez 1982-1983
Municipal 1983
Águila  El Salvador 1984
Municipal  Guatemala 1984-1991

Honours

Domestic honours

Continental honours

References
  1. Los futbolistas nacionalizados que han jugado con la Selección de Guatemala
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ricardo Piccinini Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. Juan Diego (22 September 2020). "Porteros guatemaltecos que han dejado huella en el fútbol nacional". Guatemala.com.
  4. "Dani Alves acecha histórica marca de Ricardo Piccinini en Juegos Olímpicos" (in Spanish). ESPN. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.


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