Argentine footballer (born 1988)
Emanuel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 28 July 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Carioca club Resende.
Career
A youth product of Newell's Old Boys, Biancucchi moved to Germany in 2008 to join 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich.[3]
In January 2011, he joined Serie A club Cesena for a trial period,[4][5] but transferred to Girona FC in the Segunda División instead,[6] but he still has a valid contract with 1860.
Personal life
Emanuel Biancucchi is the cousin of Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (the son of his mother's sister) and the younger brother of retired forward Maximiliano Biancucchi.[7] He also has Italian citizenship, and is represented by his uncle (Jorge Messi, Lionel's father).
References
- ^ "Emanuel Biancucci" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "Biancucchi, Emanuel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "1860 München: Messis Cousin hofft auf seine Chance" (in German). augsburger-allgemeine.de. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "Messi: il cugino in prova col Cesena" (in Italian). Eco dello Sport. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Milan-Van Bommel: ufficiale Trattative, tutto in 7 giorni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "El Girona fitxa Biancuchi" [Girona signed Biancucchi]. official website (in Catalan). Girona FC. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Hört mir auf mit Messi!" (in German). tz-online.de. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
External links
- Emanuel Biancucchi at Soccerway
