Alcides Ghiggia

Alcides Ghiggia (22 December 1926 – 16 July 2015) was a former Uruguayan-Italian football player. He has played for Uruguay national team and Italy national team.

Alcides Ghiggia

Ghiggia in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia
Date of birth	(1926-12-22)22 December 1926
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	16 July 2015(2015-07-16) (aged 88)
Place of death	Las Piedras, Uruguay
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946-1947 1947 1948-1953 1953-1961 1961-1962 1962-1963	Sud América Atlanta Peñarol Roma Milan Danubio
National team
1950-1952 1957-1959	Uruguay Italy
Teams managed
1980	Peñarol
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ghiggia died on 16 July 2015 at his home in Las Piedras, Uruguay from a heart attack at the age of 88.[1]