Eduardo Ricagni (; born 29 April 1926 – February 2005) was a professional
football
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player and coach. A
winger, at club level he won one
Italian league title and was the top scorer of the
Argentine Primera División
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in 1952. At International level he was born in Argentina but played for the
Italy national team. He later became a coach in Greece.
Playing career
Club
Ricagni began his career in 1944 with
Club Atlético Platense
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Although the club hosts many activities, Pla ...
where he scored 22 goals in 35 games. In 1947 he joined
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...
where he scored his only hat-trick
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at Historia de Boca and won his only trophy with the club on his debut in a 6–0 win against Federación Tucumana in the
Copa Ibarguren
The Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren, also called Campeonato Argentino
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF or simply Copa Ibarguren was an offi ...
1944. He played a total of 52 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 23 goals.
In 1949 he joined
Chacarita Juniors
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where he scored 39 goals in 78 league games. He then moved across the
Río de La Plata
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to
Montevideo
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to play for relegation threatened
Montevideo Wanderers, he scored 7 goals in 10 games during his brief spell in
Uruguay
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to help the club avoid relegation.
In 1952 he returned to Argentina to join
Huracán
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where he scored 36 goals in 41 games and became the
league top scorer in 1952.
In 1953 he was signed by
Juventus
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, he made his debut for the Italian club in a 1–0 home win against
Udinese
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.
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at My Juve He scored 17 goals in 24 league games for the club including a hat-trick in his penultimate game for the club in a 4–1 on 23 May 1954.
Ricagni joined
AC Milan
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in July 1954 in preparation for the beginning of the
1954–55 season. He won the
Italian championship in his debut season with the club, followed in the next one by the
Latin Cup
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title.
Between 1956 and 1958 he played for
AC Torino and he ended his playing career after a season with
Catania
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of
Serie B
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.
International
Ricagni was eligible to play for the
Italy national team as his father Pietro had emigrated from Italy to Argentina in 1912. He was selected to play on three occasions between 1953 and 1955. He made his debut in a 3–0 home win against
Czechoslovakia
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on 13 December 1953 in which he scored a goal.
Coaching career
He was coach of Greek club
PAS Giannina
PAS Giannina Football Club (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capita ...
in 1974.
Personal life
His son is
Eduardos Kontogeorgakis.
Honours
Club
Boca Juniors
*
Copa Ibarguren
The Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren, also called Campeonato Argentino
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF or simply Copa Ibarguren was an offi ...
: 1944
[Played in 1947]
A.C. Milan
*
Serie A
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:
1954–55
*
Latin Cup
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:
1956
Events
January
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Individual
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Primera División Argentina topscorer: 1952 (28 goals)
See also
*
Oriundo
References
External links
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Profile at Historia de Boca
Profile at mwfc.com
Nazionale statsat Encyclopedia del Calcio
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1926 births
2010 deaths
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine men's footballers
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's international footballers
Men's association football wingers
Club Atlético Platense footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
Chacarita Juniors footballers
Club Atlético Huracán footballers
Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
Juventus FC players
AC Milan players
Torino FC players
Catania FC players
Argentine Primera División players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
PAS Giannina F.C. managers
Argentine football managers
20th-century Italian sportsmen
20th-century Argentine sportsmen