Roger Grava

Roger Grava
Personal information
Full nameRevelli Ruggero Grava
Date of birthApril 26, 1922
Place of birthClaut, Italy
Date of deathMay 4, 1949 (aged 27)
Place of deathSuperga, Torino, Italy
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
AS Roma Paris
AS Meudon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1942–1943Amiens AC
1943EF Nancy-Lorraine
1943–1944EF Bordeaux-Guyenne
1944–1945FC Girondins de Bordeaux
1945–1948CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
1948–1949Torino 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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