Rubén Piaggio

Rubén Darío Piaggio (born 2 April 1970) is a former Argentine footballer, considered one of the best attacking midfielders in his country during the 1990s. Ferrocarril Oeste fans called him "Ciruelo" ("The Plum"). In 1996, he became the first Ferro player in history to score a hat-trick against Boca Juniors.

Rubén Piaggio

Personal information
Full name	Rubén Dario Piaggio
Date of birth	(1970-04-02) 2 April 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth	General Villegas, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	Gimnasia LP	31	(4)
1992–1993	Unión Santa Fe	6	(1)
1993	Internacional	1	(0)
1993–1994	Dock Sud
1994–1996	Gimnasia de Jujuy	48	(8)
1996–1997	Ferro Carril Oeste	27	(6)
1997	Huracán	9	(0)
1997–2000	Tigres UANL	11	(0)
1998	→ Deportes Concepción (loan)	16	(0)
1999–2000	→ Marítimo (loan)	13	(1)
2000–2001	Ionikos	17	(0)
2001–2002	Racing de Ferrol	7	(0)
2002	Granada	17	(1)
2002–2004	Pergolese	39	(8)
2005	El Linqueño	6	(2)
2006	Fossombrone
Managerial career
2007–2009	Atlético Villegas
2010–2011	Ingeniero White
2012	Boca Unidos (assistant)
2013	Eclipse Villegas
2014	FC Bunge
2015	Atlético Sarlone
2015	Rubio Ñu
2016–2017	Ferro Carril Oeste (youth)
2016	Ferro Carril Oeste (interim)
2018	Atlético Ameghino
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Piaggio played for Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), Gimnasia de Jujuy, Ferro Carril Oeste and Huracán in the Primera División Argentina.^[2] He also had spells with Internacional in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A,^[3] Tigres in the Primera División de Mexico,^[4] Deportes Concepción in the Primera División de Chile,^[5] Marítimo in the Portuguese Liga, Ionikos in the Greek Super League,^[6] Racing de Ferrol in Segunda División and Granada in Segunda División B.^[7]

In his last seasons, Piaggio played in Italy for Pergolese and Fossombrone and El Linqueño in his homeland.^[8]

Personal life

Like Piaggio, his father and brother were footballers; though only in regional football.^[9] Two of his nephews, Fermín and Juan Antonini, are professional footballers.^[9]