Alcides Ghiggia

Alcides Ghiggia
	; Ghiggia with A.S. Roma in the mid-1950s
Personal information
Full name	Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia Pereyra
Date of birth	22 December 1926
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	16 July 2015 (aged 88)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1980	Peñarol
	* 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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Personal information
Ghiggia with A.S. Roma in the mid-1950s
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)
Playing position	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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only