Roger Grava

Roger Grava
Personal information
Full name Revelli Ruggero Grava
Date of birth April 26, 1922
Place of birth Claut, Italy
Date of death May 4, 1949(1949-05-04) (aged 27)
Place of death Superga, Torino, Italy
Playing position Striker
Youth career
AS Roma Paris
AS Meudon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1943 Amiens AC
1943 EF Nancy-Lorraine
1943–1944 EF Bordeaux-Guyenne
1944–1945 FC Girondins de Bordeaux
1945–1948 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
1948–1949 Torino F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Roger Grava (April 26, 1922, Claut, Province of Pordenone – May 4, 1949), aka Ruggero Grava, was an Italian born French football striker.

He moved to France at the age of 1.He began his playing career with Amiens AC and played for EF Nancy-Lorraine, EF Bordeaux-Guyenne, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and CO Roubaix-Tourcoing in France.In 1948, he moved to Torino F.C., with another Frenchman of Italian descent, Émile Bongiorni of RC Paris[1]. They both died in the Superga air disaster on May 4, 1949.

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