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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

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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

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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
Peñarol
Roma
Milan

International

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Individual

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References

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  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.