Eduardo Ricagni
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Eduardo Ricagni is a former Italian Argentine
football winger who played for the Italian national team
. He won two Italian league
titles and was the top scorer of the Argentine Primera División in 1952.
where he scored 22 goals in 35 games. In 1947 he joined Boca Juniors
where he scored his only hat-trick and won his only trophy with the club on his debut in a 6-0 win against Federación Tucumana in the Copa Ibarguren
1944. He played a total of 52 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 23 goals.
In 1949 he joined Chacarita Juniors
wher he played where he scored 39 goals in 78 league games. He then moved across the Río de La Plata
to Montevideo
to play for relegation threatened Montevideo Wanderers
, he scored 7 goals in 10 games during his brief spell in Uruguay
to help the club avoid relegation.
In 1952 he returned to Argentina to join Huracán
where he scored 36 goals in 41 games and became the league top scorer
in 1952.
In 1953 he was signed by Juventus, he made his debut for the Italian club in a 1-0 home win against Udinese
. He scored 17 goals in 24 league games for the club including a hat-trick in his penultimate game for the club in a 4-1 on 23 May 1954.
Ricagni joined AC Milan in July 1954 in preparation for the beginning of the 1954-55 season
. He won two Italian championships
with Milan, the first in his debut season with the club and the second in 1956-57
although he had already left the club by the time they clinched the 1956-1957 championship.
Between 1956 and 1958 he played for AC Torino and he ended his playing career after a season with Catania
of Serie B
.
as his father Pietro had emigrated from Italy to Argentina in 1912. He was selected to play on three occasions between 1953 and 1955. He made his debut in a 3-0 home win against Czechoslovakia
on 13 December 1953 in which he scored a goal.
AC Milan
Italian Argentine
An Italian Argentine is a person born in Argentina of Italian ancestry. It is estimated up to 25 million Argentines have some degree of Italian descent...
football winger who played for the Italian national team
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
. He won two Italian league
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
titles and was the top scorer of the Argentine Primera División in 1952.
Club career
Ricagni began his career in 1944 with Club Atlético PlatenseClub Atlético Platense
Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink"....
where he scored 22 goals in 35 games. In 1947 he joined Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
where he scored his only hat-trick and won his only trophy with the club on his debut in a 6-0 win against Federación Tucumana in the Copa Ibarguren
Copa Ibarguren
Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren or Copa Ibarguren is a defunct Argentine football tournament which was contested between 1913 and 1958.-History:...
1944. He played a total of 52 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 23 goals.
In 1949 he joined Chacarita Juniors
Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors is an Argentine sports club from Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, which football squad is currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.The club was founded on May 1, 1906, in...
wher he played where he scored 39 goals in 78 league games. He then moved across the Río de La Plata
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...
to Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
to play for relegation threatened Montevideo Wanderers
Montevideo Wanderers F.C.
Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera...
, he scored 7 goals in 10 games during his brief spell in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
to help the club avoid relegation.
In 1952 he returned to Argentina to join Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
where he scored 36 goals in 41 games and became the league top scorer
Primera División Argentina topscorers
This is a list of Argentine Primera División top scorers, that enumerates all players that have finished a season as top goalscorers in the top level of the Argentine football league system. These statistics only include seasons from the professional era of Argentine football...
in 1952.
In 1953 he was signed by Juventus, he made his debut for the Italian club in a 1-0 home win against Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
. He scored 17 goals in 24 league games for the club including a hat-trick in his penultimate game for the club in a 4-1 on 23 May 1954.
Ricagni joined AC Milan in July 1954 in preparation for the beginning of the 1954-55 season
Serie A 1954-55
-Final classification:-Results:...
. He won two Italian championships
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
with Milan, the first in his debut season with the club and the second in 1956-57
Serie A 1956-57
This article is about the 1956-57 Serie A season.-Final classification:-Results:...
although he had already left the club by the time they clinched the 1956-1957 championship.
Between 1956 and 1958 he played for AC Torino and he ended his playing career after a season with Catania
Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...
of Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
.
International career
Ricagni was eligible to play for the Italian national teamItaly national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
as his father Pietro had emigrated from Italy to Argentina in 1912. He was selected to play on three occasions between 1953 and 1955. He made his debut in a 3-0 home win against Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
on 13 December 1953 in which he scored a goal.
Team
Boca Juniors- Copa IbargurenCopa IbargurenCopa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren or Copa Ibarguren is a defunct Argentine football tournament which was contested between 1913 and 1958.-History:...
: 1944
AC Milan
- Serie ASerie ASerie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
(2): 1954-55Serie A 1954-55-Final classification:-Results:...
, 1956-57Serie A 1956-57This article is about the 1956-57 Serie A season.-Final classification:-Results:...