Ariel Cozzoni
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Osvaldo Cozzoni | ||
| Date of birth | January 21, 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1990 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1988–1989 | → Instituto (loan) | 39 | (19) |
| 1990–1991 | Nice | 8 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Toluca | 23 | (5) |
| 1993 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1993–1994 | Banfield | 16 | (3) |
| 1994–1996 | Central Córdoba | 45 | (19) |
| 1996 | O'Higgins | 6 | (0) |
| 1996 | Gimnasia CdU | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ariel Osvaldo Cozzoni (born 21 January 1964) is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina, France, Mexico and Chile.
Career
[edit]Cozzoni started his professional playing career in 1985 with Newell's Old Boys. He was loaned to Instituto de Córdoba for the 1988–1989 season, but returned in 1990 to help Newell's to win the 1990–1991 championship.[1] During the season, he was the league's top goalscorer with 23 goals.[2]
After the 1991 season, he joined OGC Nice in France and then went on to play for Toluca in Mexico before returning to Newell's in 1993.
In 1994, Cozzoni joined Club Atlético Banfield, but left later that year to join Central Córdoba in the Argentine 2nd division where he played until 1996.
Cozzoni ended his career in 1996 after playing for Chilean club O'Higgins[3][4] and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay in his homeland.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Cozzoni has developed a career in politics and was elected councillor of Rosario in 2019.[1]
Titles
[edit]| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Apertura 1990 | Newell's Old Boys | Primera División Argentina |
| 1990–1991 | Newell's Old Boys | Primera División Argentina |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cristofanelli, Federico (19 August 2021). "De chico recibió inyecciones como Messi y luego fue campeón con Bielsa en Newell's: Ariel Cozzoni, el futbolista que cambió la pelota por la política". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ rsssf: Argentina top scorers Archived June 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Historia - A LA SERIE B POR CUARTA VEZ". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "O'Higgins 1996 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ariel Cozzoni at BDFA (in Spanish)
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- 1964 births
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- Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Argentine men's footballers
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- Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
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- Chilean Primera División players
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