Hugo Curioni
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| Full name | Hugo Alberto Curioni | |
| Date of birth | October 11, 1946 | |
| Place of birth | General Cabrera, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| Playing position | Centre forward | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1969 1970-1973 1974-1975 1975-1977 1978 1978-1980 1980 1981 |
Instituto Boca Juniors Nantes FC Metz Montpellier Troyes Toluca Gimnasia La Plata |
10 (0) 134 (69) 38 (24) 109 (59) 5 (1) 48 (21) ? (?) ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Hugo Alberto Curioni (born October 11, 1946 in General Cabrera) is a retired Argentine football centre forward. He currently played professional football in Argentina, France and Mexico.
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[edit] Argentina
Curioni started his professional career with Instituto de Córdoba in 1969, he was soon spotted by Boca Juniors and signed for them in 1970. In his first season with the club he was part of the championship winning team. He was also equal topscorer in Metropolitano 1973 with Oscar Más and Ignacio Peña.
Curioni is fondly remembered by Boca fans for his goalscoring feats in the Superclásico derby against fierce rivals River Plate. He shares a record of scoring in six consecutive Superclásicos with Paulo Valentim and scored 7 in 11 games overall.
[edit] France
Curioni was signed by Nantes and was the third highest scorer in the French league in 1974-1975.
In 1975 Curioni moved to FC Metz where he was third top scorer in 1975-1976 and 4th top scorer in 1976-1977. He then had spells with Montpellier and Troyes.
[edit] Later career
Curioni had a spell in Mexico with Toluca in 1980 and returned to Argentina in 1981 to play for Gimnasia de La Plata.
[edit] Titles
| Season | Team | Title |
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| 1970 |  Boca Juniors |
Primera División Argentina |
[edit] External links
- (Spanish)Boca Juniors profile
- (French) Calcio 57 player stats
