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Claudio Caniggia
Claudio Caniggia · Héctor Maffuche (credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Claudio Caniggia

b. 1967

Argentine association football player

Born
9 Jan 1967 · Henderson
Part ofArgentina1754 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 68 years
  1. 9 Jan 1967BornBorn in Henderson
  2. 1985 – 1988TeamClub Atlético River Plate
  3. 1987 – 2002TeamArgentina national football team
  4. 1988 – 1989TeamHellas Verona FC
  5. 1989 – 1992TeamAtalanta BC
  6. 1990Took part1990 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1992 – 1994TeamAS Roma
  8. 1994Took part1994 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1994 – 1995TeamS.L. Benfica
  10. 1995 – 1998TeamBoca Juniors
  11. 1999 – 2000TeamAtalanta BC
  12. 2000 – 2001TeamDundee F.C.
  13. 2001 – 2003TeamRangers F.C.
  14. 2002Took part2002 FIFA World Cup
  15. 2003 – 2004TeamQatar SC
  16. 2012TeamWembley F.C.

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1967 – today).

  1. 1968Prague Spring
  2. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  3. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  4. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  5. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  7. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  8. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  9. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  10. 1985Schengen Agreement
  11. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  12. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  13. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  14. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  15. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  16. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  17. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  18. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  19. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  20. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  21. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  22. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  23. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  24. 20112011 Norway attacks
  25. 2011Libyan civil war
  26. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  27. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  28. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  29. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  30. 2015Paris Agreement
  31. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  32. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  33. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  34. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  35. 2023Gaza war
  36. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  37. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Claudio Paul Caniggia (Spanish: [ˈklawðjo kaˈnixja, - kaˈniʝa]; born 9 January 1967) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as forward or winger.

He started his career with River Plate in Argentina, winning the league once, before moving to Italy in 1988 where he spent the next six years with Hellas Verona, Atalanta, and Roma, scoring 44 goals in 155 competitive matches. He joined Benfica in Portugal for one season and then returned to Argentina in 1995 with Boca Juniors. After two seasons, he joined Italian side Atalanta, before three seasons in Scotland with Dundee and Rangers, where he won five major trophies with the latter in two seasons. After a short stint with Qatar SC, he retired from professional football in 2004.

Caniggia played 50 times for the Argentina national team between 1987 and 2002. He appeared in three World Cups. At the 1990 World Cup, Caniggia scored two goals as Argentina reached the final but was suspended for the defeat against West Germany. Caniggia also scored two goals at the 1994 World Cup. He also represented Argentina at the 1991 Copa América and 1992 Confederations Cup, both of which Argentina won.

Text from the Wikipedia article Claudio Caniggia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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