This is a bio stub, not a graded Empire FGA profile. There is no video evidence behind this page — no OBI/SII, no core-12 sub-metrics, no ultProxy. Every field below comes from a single secondary source: the Solo Fútbol Guía 1986/87 preseason squad guide (Editorial Sineret S.A.). Facts (birthdates, birthplaces, squad listings) are reproduced directly since facts aren't copyrightable. Unlike the PC Fútbol-sourced 1997 bio stubs elsewhere on this platform, this source has no season match or goal data — it is a single preseason squad snapshot, not a stats database. There is accordingly no Trajectory table on this page; see "Squad Listing" below for the raw transcribed row instead.
Part of a full-league Solo Fútbol Guía 1986/87 batch: all 20 clubs' first-team squads as listed in the guide, 532 players total, transcribed directly from the source PDF at full resolution (not from screenshots). River Plate contributed 27 of those 532 records.
This player shares a name with an existing file already on this platform (the original filename this record would have used was Claudio_Caniggia.html). To avoid any risk of overwriting whatever that file contains, this bio stub uses a fuller name variant and a distinct filename/pid, per the same disambiguation convention used elsewhere on this platform (e.g. the San Lorenzo 1997 batch). The existing file was left untouched. If this is the same real person, cross-reference both pages before using either for anything client-facing.
Club Context
River Plate was founded 25 de Mayo de 1901, with Dr. Hugo Santilli as club president at the time of this guide. Club colors: blanca con una banda roja cruzada. Home ground: Avda. Figueroa Alcorta y Udaondo, Capital Federal. Head coach for the 1986/87 preseason per the guide: Héctor Rodolfo Veira. Claudio Paul Caniggia was one of 27 players listed in the River Plate first-team squad in this edition of the guide, playing as a forward (Delantero in the source).
Squad Listing (Solo Fútbol Guía 1986/87)
| Apellido/Nombres (as printed) | F./Nacim. | Lugar | Puesto | Proced./Condición |
|---|
| CANIGGIA, Claudio Paul | 9-1-67 | Bs. As. | Delantero | Amateur |
Transcribed verbatim from the club's page in the guide. The "Proced./Condición" column is reproduced as printed and not editorially expanded beyond common football-transfer shorthand: registered as an amateur squad member, not yet professional.
Source
Solo Fútbol Guía 1986/87, Editorial Sineret S.A. Uploaded by Jim Totime, 1 September 2026. Cross-reference against a modern source (Transfermarkt / RSSSF) recommended before this is used for anything client-facing — this stub has not been independently verified against a second source.