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+12 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]

Club career statistics

[2]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
ItalyLeague
1953/54RomaSerie A344
1954/55262
1955/56284
1956/57274
1957/58292
1958/59291
1959/60171
1960/61111
1961/62MilanSerie A40
CountryItaly 20519
Total 20519

International career statistics

[3]

Uruguay national team
YearAppsGoals
195074
195100
195250
Total124
Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
195731
195810
195910
Total51

References


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