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Fabián Cancelarich

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Fabián Cancelarich
Personal information
Full name Fabián Oscar Cancelarich
Date of birth (1965-12-30)30 December 1965
Place of birth San José de la Esquina, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Date of death 14 May 2024(2024-05-14) (aged 58)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1992 Ferro Carril Oeste
1992–1993 Belgrano 51 (0)
1994 Newell's Old Boys 7 (0)
1994 Belgrano 3 (0)
1995 Millonarios
1995–1996 Huracán 2 (0)
1996–1997 Talleres de Córdoba
1997–1999 Platense 45 (0)
1999–2000 Ferro Carril Oeste 14 (0)
2000–2004 Central Córdoba
International career
1988–1993 Argentina 0 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1990 Italy Team
FIFA Confederations Cup
Gold medal – first place 1992 Saudi Arabia Team
Copa América
Gold medal – first place 1991 Chile Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1987 United States Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabián Oscar Cancelarich (30 December 1965 – 14 May 2024) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

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Born in San José de la Esquina,[1] Cancelarich started his club career in 1986 with Ferro Carril Oeste in the Primera Division Argentina. In 1992, he was transferred to Belgrano de Córdoba and in 1994 he played for Newell's Old Boys.

In 1995, Cancelarich moved to Colombia to play for Millonarios,[2] but he soon returned to the Argentine Primera with Huracán 1995–1996 and Platense 1997–1999.

In 1999, Cancelarich returned to Ferro, the club where he started his career, after this final spell in the Primera Cancelarich moved to 2nd division Central Córdoba in 2000. In 2002, Central Córdoba were relegated to the 3rd division, Cancelarich stayed with the club until his retirement in 2004.

He totalled 203 matches for Ferrocarril Oeste.[3]

International career

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He was part of his country's squad at the 1987 Panamerican Games[4] and the 1988 Olympic Games and served as the reserve goalkeeper for Argentina during the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[5] In 1991, he was part of the Argentina squad that won the Copa América.[6] Although he was called up around 30 times for the national team, Cancelarich never earned a senior cap with the Albiceleste.[7]

Personal life

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Death

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Cancelarich died of a heart attack in Buenos Aires, on 14 May 2024, at the age of 58.[8]

Honours

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Ferro Carril Oeste

Argentina

References

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  1. ^ "Muere Fabián Cancelarich, portero de Argentina en el Mundial de Italia 1990". Heraldo (in Spanish). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ Molina, Felipe (14 May 2024). "Fallece exarquero de Millonarios, Fabián Cancelarich". AS Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Murió Fabián Cancelarich, exarquero de Ferro y la Selección Argentina en Italia 90". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. ^ "X Pan American Games 1987 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ 1990 World Cup Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine at fifa.com
  6. ^ Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 1991". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "De qué murió Fabián Cancelarich". La Nación (in Spanish). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  8. ^ Murió Fabián Cancelarich, arquero subcampeón del mundo con Argentina en el Mundial 1990 (in Spanish)
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