Franco Cángele

Franco Cángele
Personal information
Full nameFranco Dario Cángele
Date of birthJuly 16, 1984
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Elazığspor
Number10
Youth career
Boca Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004Boca Juniors36(7)
2005Independiente11(0)
2005–2007Colón30(6)
2006–2007Sakaryaspor (loan)26(7)
2007–2013Kayserispor82(18)
2013–2014Boca Juniors6(0)
2014–Elazığspor20(2)
National team
2003Argentina U-20-(-)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Franco Cángele (born 16 July 1984 in Francisco Madero, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Elazığspor.

Cángele went through the Boca Juniors youth system to make his debut for the club in 2002, he played a total of 57 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 10 goals. Cángele won three trophies in his time at Boca; the Primera Division Argentina Apertura 2003, the Copa Libertadores 2003 and the Copa Sudamericana 2004.

In 2005 Cángele was transferred to Club Atlético Independiente and then later that year to Colón de Santa Fe. In 2006 and fellow Colón team mate Alejandro Capurro signed contracts with Sakaryaspor in Turkey.

In 2013 Cángele left Turkey for a personal problem, and after a few months training with the first team of Boca Juniors. He confirm the return to the first team this season. The day 27 of June of 2013 Franco, in dialogue with Argentinian Radio La Red on Buenos Aires declare "I am a Boca Juniors player again. I just know about it," declare the midfield of 28 years. As well he added:"I can play as a winger or as a second striker," he predicted, excited for the chance to back to the first team of Boca Juniors.

Honours

Season Club Title
2003Argentina Boca Juniors Primera Division Argentina
2003Argentina Boca Juniors Copa Libertadores
2004Argentina Boca Juniors Copa Sudamericana
2007Turkey Kayserispor Türkiye Kupası

International career

He came to international attention playing for the Argentina Under-20 team in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in which Argentina finished fourth overall.

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