Ricardo Faccio

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Faccio and the second or maternal family name is Porta.
Ricardo Faccio
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Gregorio Faccio Porta
Date of birth12 March 1907
Place of birthDurazno Department, Uruguay
Date of death9 September 1970 (aged 63)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1927Universal
1929Montevideo Wanderers
1931–1933Nacional
1933–1936Ambrosiana-Inter86(0)
1936–1939Nacional
1940–1941Bella Vista
National team
1932–1934Uruguay3(0)
1935–1936Italy5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ricardo Gregorio Faccio Porta, known as Ricardo Faccio or Riccardo Faccio (March 12, 1907 – September 9, 1970) was an Uruguayan-Italian professional football player. He was born in Uruguay and played for the Uruguay national football team but later received Italian citizenship and played for Italy internationally.[1]

Career

Born in Durazno Department, Faccio began playing football for Club Universal and Montevideo Wanderers F.C.. In 1934, he moved to Italy to play for Ambrosiana-Inter.[2]

References

  1. "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. "Ídolos: Ricardo Faccio" [Idols: Ricardo Faccio] (in Spanish). Nacional Digital. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

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