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 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)
International career
1950–1952	Uruguay	12	(4)
1957–1959	Italy	5	(1)
Managerial career
1980	Peñarol
Medal record Representing  Uruguay FIFA World Cup Winner 1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Italy			League
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
Year	Apps	Goals
1950	7	4
1951	0	0
1952	5	0
Total	12	4

Italy national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1957	3	1
1958	1	0
1959	1	0
Total	5	1

Honours

Club

Peñarol

• Primera División: 1949, 1951

Roma

• Fairs Cup: 1960–61

Milan

• Serie A: 1961–62

International

• FIFA World Cup: 1950

Individual

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1950
• Golden Foot: 2006 (as a legend)^[4]
• A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 2014^[5]
• IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B)^[6]