Roger Grava

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Ruggero Grava
Personal information
Full name Revelli Ruggero Grava
Date of birth(1922-04-26)26 April 1922
Place of birth Claut, Italy
Date of death 4 May 1949(1949-05-04) (aged 27)
Place of death Superga, Torino, Italy
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
AS Roma Paris
AS Meudon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1942–1943 Amiens AC
1943 ÉF Nancy-Lorraine
1943–1944 EF Bordeaux-Guyenne
1944–1945 Bordeaux 12 (5)
1945–1948 Roubaix-Tourcoing 84 (30)
1948–1949 Torino 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 ÉF Nancy-Lorraine, EF Bordeaux-Guyenne, Bordeaux and Roubaix-Tourcoing in France. In 1948, he moved to Torino, 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

Roubaix-Tourcoing

Torino

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References

  1. ↑ "Le désastre de Superga,wearefootball.org". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2008.


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