Rubén Piaggio Explained

Rubén Piaggio
Fullname:Rubén Dario Piaggio
Birth Date:2 April 1970
Birth Place:General Villegas, Argentina
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1990–1992
Years2:1992–1993
Years3:1993
Years4:1993–1994
Years5:1994–1996
Years6:1996–1997
Years7:1997
Years8:1997
Years9:1998–1999
Years10:1999–2000
Years11:2000–2001
Years12:2001–2002
Years13:2002
Years14:2002–2004
Years15:2005
Clubs1:Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Clubs2:Unión de Santa Fe
Clubs3:Internacional
Clubs4:Dock Sud
Clubs5:Gimnasia de Jujuy
Clubs6:Ferro Carril Oeste
Clubs7:Huracán
Clubs8:Tigres
Clubs9:Deportes Concepción
Clubs10:Marítimo
Clubs11:Ionikos
Clubs12:Racing de Ferrol
Clubs13:Granada
Clubs14:Pergolese
Clubs15:El Linqueño
Caps1:31
Goals1:4
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Caps5:48
Goals5:8
Caps6:27
Goals6:6
Caps7:9
Goals7:0
Caps8:11
Goals8:0
Caps11:17
Goals11:0
Caps12:7
Goals12:0
Caps13:17
Goals13:1

Rubén Piaggio (born 2 April 1970) is a former Argentine footballer, considered one of the best attacking midfielders in his country during the 1990s. Ferrocarril Oeste fans called him "Ciruelo" ("The Plum"). In 1996, he became the first Ferro player in history to score a hat-trick against Boca Juniors.

Career

Piaggio played for Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), Gimnasia de Jujuy, Ferro Carril Oeste and Huracán in the Primera División Argentina.[1] He also had spells with Internacional in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A,[2] Tigres in the Primera División de Mexico, Marítimo in the Portuguese Liga, Ionikos in the Greek Super League[3] and Racing de Ferrol in Segunda División.[4]

Personal life

Like Piaggio, his father and brother were footballers; though only in regional football.[5] Two of his nephews, Fermín and Juan Antonini, are professional footballers.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Futbol XXI. PIAGGIO Rubén Dario - Futbolista (ficha y estadísticas). 2009-02-24.
  2. Web site: Globo Esporte. Futpédia: Rubén Dario (Rubén Dario Piaggio). 2009-02-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090110083834/http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/roque. 2009-01-10.
  3. Web site: Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60. RSSSF. 2009-02-24.
  4. Web site: Mundo Deportivo. Muntané, Eduard. Como una moto. Spanish. 25. 27 November 2001.
  5. News: Un pequeño volante villeguense de Sarmiento habla de sus sueños. 26 March 2019. Diario Junin. 5 February 2016.