Francisco Frione
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Francisco Frione, also known as Francesco Frione (born July 21, 1912 in Montevideo
; died February 17, 1935 in Milan
of pneumonia
) was an Uruguay
an-Italian
professional football player. He was born in Uruguay and played for the Uruguay national football team
, but later was naturalized as an Italian citizen and played for the Italian national B team.
His older brother Ricardo Alberto Frione
also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Ricardo Alberto was referred to as Frione I and Francisco as Frione II.
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...
; died February 17, 1935 in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
) was an 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...
an-Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
professional football player. He was born in Uruguay and played for the Uruguay national football team
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
, but later was naturalized as an Italian citizen and played for the Italian national B team.
His older brother Ricardo Alberto Frione
Ricardo Alberto Frione
Ricardo Alberto Frione was an Uruguay professional football player. He also held Italian citizenship....
also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Ricardo Alberto was referred to as Frione I and Francisco as Frione II.