Ricardo Gregorio Faccio Porta, 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.
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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 | ||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1932–1934 | Uruguay | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
1935–1936 | Italy | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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