Ruggero Grava (26 April 1922 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
He moved to France at the age of 1. He began his playing career with
Amiens AC and played for
ÉF Nancy-Lorraine,
EF Bordeaux-Guyenne,
Bordeaux
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and
Roubaix-Tourcoing in France. In 1948, he moved to
Torino
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, with another Frenchman of Italian descent,
Émile Bongiorni of
RC Paris
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.
They both died in the
Superga air disaster
The Superga air disaster (, "Tragedy of Superga") occurred on 4 May 1949, when a Fiat G.212 of Avio Linee Italiane (Italian Airlines), carrying the entire Torino F.C., Torino association football, football team (popularly known as the ''Grande ...
on 4 May 1949.
Honours
Roubaix-Tourcoing
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Ligue 1
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:
1946–47
Torino
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Serie A
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:
1948–49
References
A tribute to Roger Grava
1922 births
1949 deaths
Italian emigrants to France
French men's footballers
Italian men's footballers
Footballers from the Province of Pordenone
Men's association football forwards
Ligue 1 players
Serie A players
FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Torino FC players
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing players
ÉF Nancy-Lorraine players
EF Bordeaux-Guyenne players
Footballers killed in the Superga air disaster
20th-century Italian sportsmen
20th-century French sportsmen
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