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Ricardo Faccio

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Ricardo Faccio
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Gregorio Faccio Peralta
Date of birth (1907-03-12)12 March 1907
Place of birth Durazno Department, Uruguay
Date of death 9 September 1970(1970-09-09) (aged 63)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927 Universal
1929 Montevideo Wanderers
1931–1933 Nacional
1933–1936 Ambrosiana-Inter 86 (0)
1936–1939 Nacional
1940–1941 Bella Vista
International career
1932–1934 Uruguay 3 (0)
1935–1936 Italy 5 (0)
Medal record
 Italy
Central European International Cup
Gold medal – first place 1933–35 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Gregorio Faccio Peralta, known as Ricardo Faccio or Riccardo Faccio (Italian pronunciation: [rikˈkardo ˈfattʃo]; 12 March 1907 – 9 September 1970) was a Uruguayan-Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born in Uruguay and played for the Uruguay national football team but later received Italian citizenship and played for Italy internationally,[1] where he was a part of the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup.

Career

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Born in Durazno Department, Faccio began playing football for Club Universal and Montevideo Wanderers F.C. In 1934, he moved to Italy to play for Ambrosiana-Inter.[2]

International

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Italy

References

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  1. ^ "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Ídolos: Ricardo Faccio" [Idols: Ricardo Faccio] (in Spanish). Nacional Digital. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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