Ludovico Bidoglio

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Ludovico Bidoglio

Full name	Ludovico Bidoglio
Date of birth	February 5, 1900
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	December 25, 1970
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1916-1917 1918-1921 1922-1931	Sportivo Palermo Eureka Boca Juniors	?(?) ?(?) 47(?)
National team
1921-1928	Argentina	34 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Competitor for Argentina
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Silver	1928 Amsterdam	Team Competition

Ludovico Bidoglio (born February 5, 1900 - died December 25, 1970) was an Argentine football (soccer) defender, and one of Boca Juniors' idols.

"Vico" made his debut with Sportivo Palermo on 1916, playing as a forward. During a match in which a fullback was injured, he had to take his place as a defender and, since then, Bidoglio would never played again in an attack position.

Due to his elegant style of game, much different from strong, hard and even rude defenders, Bidoglio catch the attention of the press and the fans, soon being recognized as one of the best defenders of Argentina at that time.

After playing for Eureka between 1918 and 1921, he made his debut with Boca Juniors on 1922, against Independiente. Anegdotically, because their names had not been registered yet, Independiente was called "Juventus de Avellaneda" and Boca "Juventud de la Boca" for that match.

His unexpected retirement was on 1931 during a match in which Boca Juniors faced Estudiantes de La Plata. Bidoglio crashed with Zozaya and was seriously injured, and left the field never to return to play. Boca went on to win the championship in 1931, meaning that Bidoglio had helped them to win the first ever professional championship in Argentina.

After his retirement from football he worked as an electrician until his death in 1970.