Armando Frigo was a former Italian-American soccer player. He was known as the second American-born player after Alfonso Negro

Alfonso Negro

Alfonso Negro was an American-born Italian soccer player who is believed to be the first American-born player in Serie A and the first American-born player to have play for Italy....

 to have played in Serie A

Serie A

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Soccer career

He started with his hometown team Vicenza

Vicenza Calcio

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 in Serie C

Serie C

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. He was transferred to Fiorentina

ACF Fiorentina

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 for the season 1937-39 season, where he played 21 games and scored five goals. He went on to play a total of 43 games and score six goals.Before transferring to Spezia he went to play for FC Juventus he only played in 10 games and only made 5 goals. At the end of the 1942-43 season, he moved on to play for Spezia

Spezia Calcio 1906

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 in Serie B

Serie B

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Death

Armando Frigo served in the Italian army during the World War II

World War II

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. When Italy

Italy

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 switched sides during the war he joined the army and on one grey day in September 1943 was captured by the Nazis near the town of Crkvice

Crkvice

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and shot to death.