Stefano Cincotta Giordano (born 28 February 1991) is a Guatemalan former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Club career Guastatoya In September 2018, after featuring sparingly, Cincotta left fourth-tier side SV Elversberg to return to his country of birth Guatemala, joining Guastatoya. Comunicaciones Ahead of the following 2019–20 season, Cincotta joined Comunicaciones on a one-year contract.Stefano Cincotta nuevo jugador de Comunicaciones para la temporada 2019-2020, selecciondeguatemala.com, June 2019 Cobán Imperial In January 2020, Cincotta moved to Cobán Imperial.Cobán Imperial se refuerza con Stefano Cincotta y Carlos Estrada para el Clausura 2020, prensalibre.com, 7 January 2020 However, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 13 March 2020 because his parents, who was living in Germany, were concerned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Stefano Cincotta deja Cobán Imperial por preocupación por Covid19, soy502.com, 13 March 2020 A few weeks later, Cincotta revealed that he wanted to return to Europe because he had suffered from a lot of injuries since his return to Guatemala. This was also one of the reasons why he terminated his contract with Cobán Imperial.Stefano Cincotta revela su deseo de retornar al fútbol de Europa, espndeportes.espn.com, 29 March 2020
Cincotta announced his retirement from playing in January 2021.
International career Cincotta's parents met in Frankfurt, Germany. His father is Italian, while his mother (Alma Giordano) is a Guatemalan with a partial Italian descent. They went to Guatemala, where Cincotta was born. They returned to Germany shortly after, where he grew up. As a result, Cincotta was eligible to play for the national teams of Guatemala, Italy and Germany. After representing Germany at youth level, Cincotta expressed his desire to play for Guatemala at senior level.
International goals Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cincotta goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Stefano CincottaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 15 June 2015 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification2 17 November 2015 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification3 22 March 2019 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 1–0 1–0 Friendly
Honours Guastatoya Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2018
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