Ricardo Faccio

Ricardo Gregorio Faccio Peralta, known as Ricardo Faccio or Riccardo Faccio (Italian pronunciation: [rikˈkardo ˈfattʃo]; 12 March 1907 – 9 September 1970) was a Uruguayan-Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born in Uruguay and played for the Uruguay national football team but later received Italian citizenship and played for Italy internationally, where he was a part of the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup.

Ricardo Faccio

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Gregorio Faccio Peralta
Date of birth	(1907-03-12)12 March 1907
Place of birth	Durazno Department, Uruguay
Date of death	9 September 1970(1970-09-09) (aged 63)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1927	Universal
1929	Montevideo Wanderers
1931–1933	Nacional
1933–1936	Ambrosiana-Inter	86	(0)
1936–1939	Nacional
1940–1941	Bella Vista
International career
1932–1934	Uruguay	3	(0)
1935–1936	Italy	5	(0)
Medal record  Italy Central European International Cup 1933–35 Central European International Cup
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

International

Italy

• Central European International Cup: 1933-35

References

1. "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
2. "Ídolos: Ricardo Faccio" [Idols: Ricardo Faccio] (in Spanish). Nacional Digital. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

External links

• Ricardo Faccio at National-Football-Teams.com