Armando Frigo
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Armando Frigo (Born: Clinton, Indiana on August 5, 1917 Died: September, 1943) was a former Italian-American soccer player. He was known as the second American-born player after Alfonso Negro to have played in Serie A.
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[edit] Early life
He left the U.S. at the age of eight with his parents. He grew up in Vicenza.
[edit] Soccer career
He started with his hometown team Vicenza in Serie C. He was transferred to Fiorentina for the season 1937-39 season, where he played 21 games and scored five goals. He went on to play a total of 43 games and score six goals.Before tranferring to Spezia he went to play for FC Juventus he only played in 10 games and only made 5 goals. At the end of the 1942-43 season, he moved on to play for Spezia in Serie B.
[edit] Death
Armando Frigo served in the Italian army during the World War II. When Italy switched sides during the war he joined the army and on one grey day in September of 1943 was captured by the Nazis near the town of Crkvice in Croatia and shot to death.
