Roger Grava Explained

Ruggero Grava
Fullname:Revelli Ruggero Grava
Birth Date:26 April 1922
Birth Place:Claut, Italy
Death Place:Superga, Torino, Italy
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:AS Roma Paris
Youthclubs2:AS Meudon
Years1:1942–1943
Years2:1943
Years3:1943–1944
Years4:1944–1945
Years5:1945–1948
Years6:1948–1949
Clubs2:EF Nancy-Lorraine
Clubs3:EF Bordeaux-Guyenne
Clubs4:Girondins de Bordeaux
Clubs6:Torino F.C.
Caps4:12
Goals4:5
Caps5:84
Goals5:30
Caps6:1
Goals6:0

Ruggero Grava (26 April 1922 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian footballer 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 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 4 May 1949.

Honours

Club

Roubaix-Tourcoing

1946–47

Torino

1948–49

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le désastre de Superga,wearefootball.org . 2008-04-10 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050253/http://www.wearefootball.org/hors-jeu/4/lire/le-desastre-de-superga/ . dead .