Claudio Caniggia’s name was highlighted n the 1990 World Cup. At that time, he was instrumental in bringing Argentina qualify for the finals. Men who have long retired turned out to have greatness in the arena of short distance running. However, Caniggia decided to choose football as a way of life. Caniggia has incredible speed in his youth. The long-haired man who was born in 1967 was a short-distance runner of 100 meters. Caniggia once took part in the provincial championship. His speed is extraordinary. Caniggia can run 100 meters in under 11 seconds. Because of that speed, he was nicknamed El Hijo del Viento aka Son of the Wind.
Caniggia also took part in 200 meters, 400 meters and long jump. However, after being 15 years old, Caniggia decided to become a footballer. Caniggia joined the River Plate academy, a giant club in Argentina. Caniggia speed is very useful in the world of soccer. His speed can be seen one of them when Argentina against Cameroon in the 1990 World Cup. At that time, at a moment, Caniggia was able to run very fast that could not be disturbed by the Cameroon players. Finally, a Cameroonian, Benjamin Massing, performed a horror tackle that ended in a red card.
The 1990 World Cup was indeed a stage for Caniggia. As an attacker, Caniggia is very beneficial for Argentina. Caniggia scored twice in the 1990 World Cup, beating Brazil 1-0 in the last 16 and in the semifinals against Italy. Unfortunately, because of the accumulation of cards, Caniggia could not defend Argentina in the final. Argentina also lost 0-1 to West Germany. After the 1990 World Cup, the name Caniggia was tarnished because he used illegal drugs. The impact Caniggia was sentenced could not play football for more than one year. At that time, Caniggia played in AS Roma.
At the 1994 World Cup, Caniggia was again a mainstay of Argentina. Unfortunately, at that time Argentina ran aground in the last 16 after losing 2-3 to Romania. In 2002, when he was 35 years old, Caniggia was still included in the Argentina squad for the world cup. Unfortunately, in the 2002 World Cup, Caniggia was never played, and even got a red card. Caniggia ended his career in the world of football in 2012 when he was 45 years old. When he was a soccer player, Caniggia defended many clubs including River Plate, Hellas Verona, Atalanta, AS Roma, Benfica. Til to date it is challenging to find any footballer who have matched the speed of Claudio Caniggia.
