Alcides Ghiggia

Alcides Ghiggia
	; Ghiggia in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia
Date of birth	22 December 1926
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	16 July 2015 (aged 88)
Place of death	Las Piedras, Uruguay
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
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 in 2006
Full name	Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia
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	Las Piedras, Uruguay
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946-1947 1947 1948-1953 1953-1961 1961-1962 1962-1963	Sud América Atlanta Peñarol Roma Milan Danubio
National team
1950-1952 1957-1959	Uruguay Italy
Teams managed
1980	Peñarol
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only