Alcides Ghiggia

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Alcides Ghiggia
Ghiggia with A.S. Roma in the mid-1950s
Personal information
Full name Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia Pereyra
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 Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1948 Sud América
1948–1953 Peñarol 169 (26)
1953–1961 Roma 201 (19)
1961–1962 Milan 4 (0)
1962–1967 Danubio 128 (12)
Total 502 (57)
National team
1950–1952 Uruguay 12 (4)
1957–1959 Italy 5 (1)
Teams managed
1980 Peñarol
Honours
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1950 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

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[change | change source]

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
ItalyLeague
1953–54 Roma Serie A 34 4
1954–55 26 2
1955–56 28 4
1956–57 27 4
1957–58 29 2
1958–59 29 1
1959–60 17 1
1960–61 11 1
1961–62 Milan Serie A 4 0
Country Italy 205 19
Total 205 19

International career statistics[change | change source]

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Uruguay national team
YearAppsGoals
1950 7 4
1951 0 0
1952 5 0
Total 12 4
Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
1957 3 1
1958 1 0
1959 1 0
Total 5 1

Honours[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Peñarol
Roma
Milan

International[change | change source]

Individual[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Falleció Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia" (in Spanish). Ovación. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ↑ :: National Football Teams ::.. Player - Alcides Ghiggia
  3. ↑ Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia - International Appearances
  4. ↑ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame" (in Italian). A.S. Roma. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.


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