Mario Rigamonti

Mario Rigamonti (17 December 1922 - 4 May 1949) was an Italian football player, who played as a defender for Torino FC, and died in the Superga air disaster together with the whole Grande Torino team.[1]

Biography

Rigamonti was born in Brescia. Following his death in 1949, the Stadio Mario Rigamonti in Brescia, used by local club Brescia Calcio, was opened in 1959, and was dedicated to him in his honour.[1][2]

Career

Rigamonti played as a defender, debuting for Brescia Calcio. He was acquired by Torino in the summer 1941, aged 19, but played for the club's top team only after World War II.[1]

With Torino, Rigamonti played 140 times and won four consecutive Serie A scudetti, until dying with most of the team in the Superga air disaster near Turin, in May 1949.[1]

Rigamonti was also capped three times for the Italy national football team between 1947 and 1949.[3]

Honours

Torino[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rigamonti, Mario" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Stadio Mario Rigamonti". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nazionale in cifre: Rigamonti, Mario" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

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