Franco Cángele

Franco Cángele

Personal information
Full name	Franco Dario Cángele
Date of birth	(1984-07-16) July 16, 1984
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker, Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Boca Unidos
Youth career
	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Boca Juniors	36	(7)
2005	Independiente	11	(0)
2005–2007	Colón	30	(6)
2006–2007	→ Sakaryaspor	26	(7)
2007–2013	Kayserispor	82	(18)
2013–2014	Boca Juniors	6	(0)
2014–2015	Elazığspor	20	(2)
2016	Boca Unidos	18	(8)
2016	Argentinos Juniors	0	(0)
2016–	Boca Unidos	1	(0)
International career
2003	Argentina U-20	-	(-)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2015

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

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 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
2003	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
2003	Boca Juniors	Copa Libertadores
2004	Boca Juniors	Copa Sudamericana
2007	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.

External links

• Statistics at Guardian StatsCentre
• Franco Cángele at Soccerway