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{{Short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Claudio Caniggia
| image = Caniggia sonriente 1988.jpg
| upright = 
| caption = Caniggia in 1988
| full_name = Claudio Paul Caniggia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|1|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Henderson, Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| height = 1.73 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[winger (association football)|winger]]
| years1 = 1985–1988
| years2 = 1988–1989
| years3 = 1989–1992
| years4 = 1992–1994
| years5 = 1994–1995
| years6 = 1995–1998
| years7 = 1999–2000
| years8 = 2000–2001
| years9 = 2001–2003
| years10 = 2003–2004
| years11 = 2012
| clubs1 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
| clubs2 = [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
| clubs3 = [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]]
| clubs4 = [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
| clubs5 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| clubs6 = [[Boca Juniors]]
| clubs7 = [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]]
| clubs8 = [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
| clubs9 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| clubs10 = [[Qatar SC]]
| clubs11 = [[Wembley F.C.|Wembley]]
| caps1 = 53
| caps2 = 21
| caps3 = 85
| caps4 = 15
| caps5 = 24
| caps6 = 58
| caps7 = 17
| caps8 = 21
| caps9 = 50
| caps10 = 15
| caps11 = 0
| goals1 = 8
| goals2 = 3
| goals3 = 26
| goals4 = 4
| goals5 = 8
| goals6 = 22
| goals7 = 1
| goals8 = 7
| goals9 = 13
| goals10 = 5
| goals11 = 0
| totalcaps = 359
| totalgoals = 97
| nationalyears1 = 1987–2002
| nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps1 = 50
| nationalgoals1 = 16
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{ARG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1991 Copa América|1991 Chile]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992 Saudi Arabia]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1993 Artemio Franchi Cup|1993 Argentina]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 Italy]]|}}
}}

'''Claudio Paul Caniggia''' ({{IPA|es|ˈklawðjo kaˈnixja, - kaˈniʝa|lang}}; born 9 January 1967) is an Argentine former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as [[forward (association football)|forward]] or [[winger (association football)|winger]]. Caniggia played 50 times for the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina national team]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/arg-recintlp.html rsssf: Argentina record international footballers]</ref> He appeared in three [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]], and was a member of both rival clubs [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] and [[Boca Juniors]].

At the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], Caniggia scored two goals to help Argentina reach the final but was suspended for the final against [[Germany national football team|West Germany]].

Caniggia also scored two goals at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] in a first-round match against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]].

As well as appearing for River Plate and Boca Juniors, his other clubs include [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]], [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]. Throughout his playing career, he played for clubs in Argentina, Italy, Portugal, Scotland and Qatar.

==Club career==
At club level, Caniggia played for [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] (1985–88), [[Hellas Verona]] (1988–89), [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] (1989–92 and 1999–2000), [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] (1992–93), [[S.L. Benfica]] (1994–95), [[Boca Juniors]] (1995–98), [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] (2000–01) and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (2001–03).<ref name=tftco>{{cite web |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/11/15/the-speed-flair-and-drugs-of-claudio-caniggia-an-icon-who-lived-on-the-edge-of-greatness/ |title=The speed, flair and drugs of Claudio Caniggia, an icon who lived on the edge of greatness |website=thesefootballtimes.co |last=Cancian |first=Dan |date=15 November 2018 |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref> He has become a club legend and [[cult following|cult-hero]] at many of the clubs he has played at,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dctmedia.co.uk/2020/10/08/the-courier-launches-claudio-caniggia-documentary-to-mark-the-20-year-anniversary-of-the-iconic-signing/ |title=The Courier launches Claudio Caniggia documentary to mark the 20 year anniversary of the iconic signing |publisher=DC Thomson Media |date=8 October 2020 |accessdate=9 July 2021}}</ref> for instance when scoring against Dunfermline in 2003 to help Rangers win the title.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/feb/09/match.sport8 |title=Caniggia's late show |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=8 February 2003 |accessdate=9 July 2021}}</ref>

In 1988, Caniggia moved to [[Serie A]] club Hellas Verona after accumulating 53 appearances and 8 goals for River Plate. He then moved to Atalanta in 1989, where he would remain for three years and score 26 goals in 85 league games.<ref name=courier20/> With Atalanta, he competed twice in the [[UEFA Cup]], helping the club reach the quarter-finals in the [[1990–91 UEFA Cup|1990–91 edition]].<ref name=tftco/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.calcioatalanta.it/2017/11/12/inter-atalanta-quella-doppia-sfida-europea-nei-quarti-finale-coppa-uefa/ |date=12 November 2017 |title=Inter-Atalanta, quella doppia sfida europea nei quarti finale di Coppa UEFA |website=calcioatalanta.it |language=it |access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> Despite not winning any silverware, Caniggia later described his experience with Atalanta as "the best years in his career".<ref name=tftco/>

Caniggia moved to Roma in 1992, a move both parties believed would help the club aim for the ''[[Scudetto]]'', though Roma lost its momentum mid-season with only 15 points from 17 games. After a 1–1 draw against [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] on 21 March 1993, following a surprise [[doping in sports|doping]] test, Caniggia was handed a 13-month ban for taking [[cocaine]]; he has a history of enjoying the high life.<ref name=tftco/><ref name=courier20/> After his ban expired, he joined Benfica on a year-long loan financed by the [[Parmalat]] dairy company.<ref>{{cite news|title=Darkness descends on the Stadium of Light|publisher=The Scotsman|date=22 June 1997}}</ref> During his Benfica run, [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] contacted him.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=6 November 2020|title=Cuando Caniggia jugó con el Valencia contra el Brasil del joven Ronaldo|url=https://www.kodromagazine.com/cuando-caniggia-jugo-con-el-valencia-contra-el-brasil-del-joven-ronaldo|access-date=14 February 2021|website=Kodro Magazine|language=es}}</ref> He played with the white kit during a friendly match where Valencia faced Brazil in [[Mestalla Stadium|Mestalla]].<ref name=":0" /> He played as a guest player in a team where [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] player [[Diego Latorre]] was also included in the squad.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 March 2012|title=Re partidos: Valencia (con Latorre y Caniggia) 2 – Brasil 4|url=https://enunabaldosa.com/2012/03/09/re-partidos-valencia-con-latorre-y-caniggia-2-brasil-4/|access-date=14 February 2021|website=En Una Baldosa|language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=1995 (April 27) Valencia (Spain) 2-Brazil 4 (Friendly)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXLQ1ymASOU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/LXLQ1ymASOU| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=|website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Valencia had to pay 80 million pesetas for the inclusion of both players for that friendly, receiving only 66 million in ticket sales.<ref name=":0" />

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Argentine media mogul [[Eduardo Eurnekian]] then acquired the rights to Caniggia from Roma and [[Diego Maradona]] from [[Racing Club de Avellaneda]], loaning them to Boca Juniors in exchange for matches played on his television stations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maradona prepares for grand return|work=The Times|author=Rob Hughes|date=29 August 1995}}</ref> At the completion of his one-year contract, Caniggia's outspoken wife refused to return to Argentina and he was heavily linked with clubs in England.<ref>{{cite news|title=SOCCER: ARGENTINA'S CANIGGIA FREE FOR THE TAKING|work=The Guardian|author=Martin Thorpe|date=21 September 1996}}</ref> In September 1996 his mother committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of her building<ref>{{cite news|title=Ends in tears|work=The Times|author=Martin Thorpe|date=28 September 1996}}</ref> and Caniggia did not play in the [[1996–97 in Argentine football|1996–97]] season. He returned to play for Boca in [[1997–98 in Argentine football|1997–98]] but his appearances were sporadic as he missed out on the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] squad. After another season of inactivity he re-joined Atalanta in [[Serie B]], helping the club achieve promotion to Serie A, but left after one season following a dispute with coach [[Giovanni Vavassori]].<ref name=courier20>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/1622233/claudio-caniggia-dundee-fc-documentary-lionel-messi/ |title=Claudio Caniggia: How Dundee's famous 33 almost played alongside Lionel Messi aged 43 |work=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]] |last=Strachan |first=Graeme |date=7 October 2020 |accessdate=27 July 2021}}</ref> He then signed for Scottish club Dundee, managed by Ivano Bonnetti whom he knew well from their time together in Italy. Quickly becoming Dundee's star player, he was shortlisted for [[PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year (lower leagues)|SPFA Player of the Year]] in 2001,<ref>{{ cite news | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/20010420/267/0020 | title = Scotland has become a foreign regio  | newspaper = [[The Scotsman]] | date = 20 April 2001 | access-date = 1 May 2022 | url-access=subscription | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] }}</ref> but was then transferred to Rangers, becoming a fans favourite at Ibrox, after scoring against arch rivals Celtic in a cup final.

In June 2012, he was one of several former professional footballers who agreed to join [[Wembley F.C.|Wembley]] to play in their FA Cup campaign for the new season. Caniggia and fellow former-internationals [[Ray Parlour]], [[Martin Keown]], [[Graeme Le Saux]], [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]], [[Danny Dichio]] and [[Brian McBride]], plus [[David Seaman]] (goalkeeping coach) and former England manager [[Terry Venables]] (technical advisor), came out of retirement to play for Wembley who were featured in a television documentary as they endeavoured to help the club play at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Terry Venables' Wembley FC recruit former stars for FA Cup|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18534739|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 June 2012|date=21 June 2012}}</ref> On 12 August 2012, he appeared in a preliminary round of the [[FA Cup]]. Aged 45, he scored the first goal in a 3–2 win against [[Langford F.C.|Langford]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Claudio Caniggia rolls back the years and scores for Wembley F.C. in FA Cup|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/908333-claudio-caniggia-rolls-back-the-years-and-scores-for-wembley-fc-in-fa-cup|access-date=27 August 2012|newspaper=www.metro.co.uk|date=12 August 2012|archive-date=15 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815221926/http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/908333-claudio-caniggia-rolls-back-the-years-and-scores-for-wembley-fc-in-fa-cup|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==International career==

Caniggia was a key player in both the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] and [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cups]], but was not picked under the strict regime of coach [[Daniel Passarella]] for [[1998 FIFA World Cup|France '98]].

Caniggia was [[cap (football)|capped]] 50 times for Argentina, scoring 16 goals. He played at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, scoring four goals in eight matches.  Contrary to popular belief and largely due to loose interpretation, Caniggia was not a pure striker, but rather a [[playmaker]] or [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|creative forward]].

Caniggia was good friends with Argentina legend Diego Maradona; while playing for Boca Juniors, the duo celebrated a goal in the [[Superclásico]] of the 1996 Clausura with a kiss on the lips.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2013/10/27/inenglish/1382886586_504347.html |title=No more manly kissing |work=EL PAÍS |last1=Caparrós |first1=Martín |date=27 October 2013 |access-date=16 January 2021 }}</ref> Claudio's wife at that time, model Mariana Nannis, said: "At times I believe Diego is in love with my husband. It must be the long hair and big muscles."

===1990 World Cup===
At the 1990 World Cup, Caniggia scored two key goals to help Argentina reach the final. He came off the bench in the inaugural match against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in Milan, memorably being fouled three times in a single dribble as he carried the ball forward, the last, by [[Benjamin Massing]] earning the Cameroonian a straight red card (Massing kicked Caniggia so hard his own shoe came off). In the subsequent matches, Caniggia was in the starting lineup. In the second round, Argentina faced [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in Turin, and with the score 0–0 after 80 minutes, a pass by Diego Maradona left Caniggia one on one against Brazilian goalkeeper [[Claudio Taffarel|Taffarel]]; Caniggia dribbled past him and scored on the empty goal, giving Argentina the victory and eliminating Brazil from the tournament in what was seen as a huge upset. The goal gave him legendary status among the Argentine fans for knocking out their chief rivals.

Argentina then beat [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] in Florence on [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]], advancing to the semi-finals, where they played against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in Naples. The Italians had not conceded any goals in five matches, and were up 1–0 at half-time. In the second half, Caniggia headed a cross into the net of goalkeeper [[Walter Zenga]], ending his record streak at 517 minutes without conceding a goal, and sending the match into extra time. After no change in the score, penalty kicks were taken, and Argentina won again through this method, advancing to the final. Caniggia had been cautioned in the team's second first round match against the [[USSR national football team|Soviet Union]], and then received another yellow card against Italy for deliberately handling the ball, which earned him a suspension (disciplinary records were not wiped out between the first and second rounds at that time). He had to watch the final between his team and [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] from the stands in Rome, which Argentina lost 1–0.

===1991 Copa América, 1992 Confederations Cup and 1993 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions===
<!-- [[File:Caniggia define vs paraguay.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Caniggia with Argentina scoring against Paraguay at the [[1991 Copa América]]]] -->
Throughout the [[1991 Copa América]], Caniggia asserted his dominance and was arguably the most dynamic player; he scored two goals and made four assists in the tournament as Argentina won the title. He also helped Argentina win the [[1992 FIFA Confederations Cup|1992 Confederations Cup]], in which he scored a goal in the [[1992 FIFA Confederations Cup Final|final]] itself. In February 1993, he scored the goal of the 1–1 tie between Argentina and [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in the [[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]], held in Mar del Plata. Argentina finally won by penalties and was declared intercontinental champion.

===1994 World Cup===
Caniggia scored two goals in the 1994 World Cup, both of them in the first round match against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], the first from a [[Gabriel Batistuta]] free kick rebound and second one from a free kick by Diego Maradona, which he finished, putting the ball in top right hand corner. He was taken out of Argentina's third game against Bulgaria 26 minutes into the match in the boiling heat of Dallas, an Argentine team who were also without Maradona. He was left out of the Argentine squad for the team's Round of 16 match against Romania in Los Angeles; Argentina lost 3–2 and were out of the tournament.

===2002 World Cup===
After refusing to cut his long hair despite the rules of national coach Daniel Passarella, he was frozen out of the national team for a number of years. He made a brief comeback to the [[Marcelo Bielsa]]-coached squad for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], but did not play. He received a [[Misconduct (football)|red card]] for cursing at the referee from the bench in Argentina's last match against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]], becoming the first player to be sent off from the bench in a World Cup.

==Style of play==
A quick and physically strong [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]], with good technique and dribbling skills,<ref name="son of the wind">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/do-you-remember/newsid=1182036/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328221441/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/do-you-remember/newsid=1182036/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2013|title=Argentina's 'Son of the Wind': Claudio Caniggia|publisher=FIFA|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=treccani.it>{{cite web|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/claudio-paul-caniggia_%28Enciclopedia-dello-Sport%29/|title=Caniggia, Claudio Paul|publisher=Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport|language=it|author1=Matteo Dotto|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,33/articleid,0821_01_1992_0046_0033_11499033/ |title=Caniggia, figlio del vento sembrava una tromba d'aria. Ma Zenga ha le sue colpe |work=La Stampa |page=33 |language=it |last1=Ranieri |first1=Gianni |date=16 February 1992 |access-date=16 January 2021 }}</ref> Caniggia was known in particular for his exceptional speed as a player;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/05/11/il-caniggia-riscoperto.html|title=IL CANIGGIA RISCOPERTO|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=11 May 1994|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Che fine ha fatto? Claudio Caniggia">{{cite web|url=http://www.calciomercato.com/news/che-fine-ha-fatto-caniggia-il-figlio-del-vento-incubo-degli-ital-815048|title=Che fine ha fatto? Claudio Caniggia|publisher=Calcio Mercato|language=it|author1=Massimiliano Cappello|date=31 January 2015|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/06/15/baggio-takes-great-strides-toward-soccer-greatness/|title=Baggio Takes Great Strides Toward Soccer Greatness|work=The Orlando Sentinel|last1=Zizzo|first1=Mike|date=15 June 1994|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/parma/2010/02/11/news/biabiany-2262157/ |title=Biabiany come Bolt Nessuno è come lui |work=la Repubblica |language=it |date=11 February 2010 |access-date=16 January 2021 }}</ref> he competed in athletics before his football career, taking part in athletic tournaments at the provincial level, running the 100 meters.<ref name="son of the wind"/> In addition to his ability to score goals consistently,<ref name=treccani.it/> he was also equally capable of playing off other forwards, and of creating chances for teammates; as such, he was often deployed in deeper roles as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|advanced]] [[playmaker]] or [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|creative forward]],<ref name="Che fine ha fatto? Claudio Caniggia"/> or even more frequently out wide as a winger.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/caniggia-argentina-attacking-players-fear-2951469 |title=Caniggia: Argentina's best attacking players can put fear into anyone |publisher=www.fifa.com |date=25 May 2018 |access-date=16 January 2021 }}</ref> Due to his explosive running, which enabled him to get past opponents consistently, throughout his career, he was nicknamed ''El Hijo del Viento'' ("Son of the Wind") and ''El Pájaro'' ("The Bird").<ref name="son of the wind"/><ref name="Ranking Argentina's 10 Greatest World Cup Strikers">{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2098658-ranking-argentinas-10-greatest-world-cup-strikers-of-all-time |title=Ranking Argentina's 10 Greatest World Cup Strikers of All Time |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Edwards |first1=Daniel |date=17 June 2014 |access-date=16 January 2021 }}</ref> Despite his reputation as one of Argentina's greatest players ever, he was also known to be a controversial player.<ref name="Ranking Argentina's 10 Greatest World Cup Strikers"/> In addition to his playing ability and goalscoring, Caniggia stood out for his recognisable long blonde hair.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/news/his-goals-inspired-me-and-so-did-his-hair-ramos-meets-idol-caniggia |title=His goals inspired me and so did his hair - Ramos meets idol Caniggia |publisher=fourfourtwo.com |date=16 February 2017 |access-date=16 January 2021 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Caniggia was married to Mariana Nannis. They had three children: Kevin Axel, [[Alex Caniggia|Álex Dimitri]] and [[Charlotte Caniggia|Charlotte Chantal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.leggo.it/GOSSIP/NEWS/isola_dei_famosi_charlotte_caniggia/notizie/1119908.shtml |title=Isola, Charlotte Caniggia: "Ho rifatto naso seno e labbra. In Honduras non farò l'amore" |language=it |date=14 February 2015 |publisher=[[Leggo]] |access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> In September 2019, Caniggia asked his wife for a divorce and started dating Sofia Bonelli, a 26-year-old Argentine model. In November 2019 he and Bonelli got married in Tulum, Mexico.<ref>[https://caras.perfil.com/noticias/espectaculos/las-pruebas-del-divorcio-entre-claudio-caniggia-y-mariana-nannis.phtml Las pruebas del divorcio entre Caniggia y Nanis] on ''Caras'' magazine, 13 September 2019</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|13481|name=Claudio Caniggia|citation=yes}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other<sup>1</sup>
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|1985–86
|rowspan="3"|[[Argentine Primera División]]
|1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|1986–87
|24||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||3
|-
|1987–88
|28||5||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!53!!8!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!53!!8
|-
|[[Hellas Verona F.C.|Verona]]
|1988–89
|[[Serie A]]
|21||3||9||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||30||6
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]]
|1989–90
|rowspan="3"|Serie A
|31||8||3||2||2||0||colspan="2"|–||36||10
|-
|1990–91
|23||10||colspan="2"|–||5||0||colspan="2"|–||28||10
|-
|1991–92
|31||8||4||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!85!!26!!7!!3!!7!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!99!!29
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
|1992–93
|rowspan="2"|Serie A
|15||4||6||2||4||3||colspan="2"|–||25||9
|-
|1993–94
|colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!15!!4!!6!!2!!4!!3!!colspan="2"|–!!25!!9
|-
|[[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|1994–95
|[[Primeira Liga|Primeira Divisão]]
|24||8||3||5||7||3||colspan="2"|–||34||16
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Boca Juniors]]
|1995–96
|rowspan="4"|Argentine Primera División
|29||12||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||12
|-
|1996–97
|colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–
|-
|1997–98
|17||5||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||5
|-
|1998–99
|12||5||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!58!!22!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!58!!22
|-
|Atalanta
|1999–2000
|[[Serie B]]
|17||1||3||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||2
|-
|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|2000–01
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|21||7||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||21||7
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|2001–02
|rowspan="2"|Scottish Premier League
|24||5||3||0||11||2||4{{efn|name=slc|Appearances in [[Scottish League Cup]]}}||2||42||9
|-
|2002–03
|26||8||4||1||2||0||4{{efn|name=slc}}||3||36||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!50!!13!!7!!1!!13!!2!!8!!5!!78!!21
|-
|[[Qatar SC]]
|2003–04
|[[Qatar Stars League]]
|15||5||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||5
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!359!!97!!35!!15!!31!!8!!8!!5!!433!!125
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
|1987||6||2
|-
|1988||3||1
|-
|1989||7||2
|-
|1990||10||3
|-
|1991||6||2
|-
|1992||5||1
|-
|1993||2||1
|-
|1994||6||3
|-
|1996||3||0
|-
|2002||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!50!!15
|}

:''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Caniggia goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Claudio Caniggia
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|2 July 1987}}
|[[Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires)|Estadio Monumental]], [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
|{{fb|Ecuador}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|[[1987 Copa América]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Ecuador|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/29542/Argentina_Ecuador.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|11 July 1987}}
|Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina	
|{{fb|Colombia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|1987 Copa América
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Colombia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/29552/Argentina_Colombia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|12 October 1988}}
|[[Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium]], [[Seville]], Spain
|{{fb|Spain}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spain vs. Argentina|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33411/Spain_Argentina.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|2 July 1989}}
|[[Estádio Serra Dourada]], [[Goiânia]], Brazil
|{{fb|Chile}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[1989 Copa América]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Chile|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/29526/Argentina_Chile.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|8 July 1989}}
|Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil	
|{{fb|Uruguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|1989 Copa América	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Uruguay|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/29532/Argentina_Uruguay.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|{{dts|22 May 1990}}
|[[Ramat Gan Stadium]], [[Ramat Gan]], Israel
|{{fb|Israel}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Israel vs. Argentina|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30892/Israel_Argentina.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|{{dts|24 June 1990}}
|[[Stadio Delle Alpi]], [[Turin]], Italy
|{{fb|Brazil}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[1990 FIFA World Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brazil vs. Argentina|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20749/Brazil_Argentina.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|3 July 1990}}
|[[Stadio Diego Armando Maradona|Stadio San Paolo]], [[Naples]], Italy
|{{fb|Italy}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|1990 FIFA World Cup	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Italy|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25579/Argentina_Italy.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|8 July 1991}}
|[[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Estadio Nacional]], [[Santiago]], Chile
|{{fb|Venezuela}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|[[1991 Copa América]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Venezuela|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/29492/Argentina_Venezuela.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|{{dts|12 July 1991}}
|[[Estadio Ester Roa]], [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]], Chile
|{{fb|Paraguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|1991 Copa América	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Paraguay|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/29496/Argentina_Paraguay.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|{{dts|20 October 1992}}
|[[King Fahd Sports City|King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia
|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|[[1992 King Fahd Cup final|3–1]]
|[[1992 King Fahd Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saudi Arabia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30058/Saudi_Arabia_Argentina.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|{{dts|24 February 1993}}
|[[Estadio José María Minella]], [[Mar del Plata]], Argentina
|{{fb|Denmark}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|[[1993 Artemio Franchi Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Denmark|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/28838/Argentina_Denmark.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|{{dts|31 May 1994}}
|Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	
|{{fb|Israel}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Israel vs. Argentina|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/28028/Israel_Argentina.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|25 June 1994}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Foxboro Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]], United States
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Nigeria}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1
|rowspan="2"|[[1994 FIFA World Cup]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Nigeria|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20516/Argentina_Nigeria.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|}

==Honours==
'''River Plate'''
*[[Primera División Argentina]]: [[1985–86 Argentine Primera División|1985–86]]
*[[Copa Interamericana]]: [[1986 Copa Interamericana|1986]]

'''Rangers'''
*[[Scottish Premier League]]: [[2002–03 Scottish Premier League|2002–03]]
*[[Scottish Cup]]: [[2001–02 Scottish Cup|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Scottish Cup|2002–03]]
*[[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2001–02 Scottish League Cup|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Scottish League Cup|2002–03]]

'''Argentina'''
*[[Copa América]]: [[1991 Copa América|1991]]
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]]
*[[Finalissima|Artemio Franchi Cup]]: [[1993 Artemio Franchi Cup|1993]]
*[[Kirin Cup]]: 1992
*[[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|1970052}}
* {{NFT}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060719012559/http://onegil.tripod.com/index.htm Short biography]
* [https://www.argentinesoccer.com/crcanien.html Profile] at Argentine Soccer
* {{BDFA|<!-- CLAUDIO-PAUL-CANIGGIA- -->1782|Claudio Paul Caniggia}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020025352/http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=480 |title=Futbol Factory profile|date=20 October 2007}} {{in lang|es}}

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