Armando Frigo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Clinton, Indiana, United States | ||
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| Place of death | Crkvice, Nazi Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934-1939 | ACIVI Vicenza | 92 | (36) |
| 1939-1942 | Fiorentina | 46 | (6) |
| 1942-1943 | Spezia | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of 1942/43 season | |||
Armando Frigo (August 5, 1917 – September, 1943) was an Italian-American soccer player. He was known as the second American-born player after Alfonso Negro to have played in Serie A.
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Early life
Frigo left the U.S. at the age of eight with his parents. He grew up in Vicenza.
Soccer career
Frigo started with his hometown team Vicenza in Serie C. He was transferred to Fiorentina for the 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 FC Juventus where he only played in 10 games and scored 5 goals. At the end of the 1942-43 season, he moved on to play for Spezia in Serie B.
Death
Armando Frigo served in the Italian Army during the World War II. When Italy switched sides during the war, he joined the army and, in September 1943 he was captured by the Nazis near the town of Crkvice and shot to death.
References
- Americans in Italy at National Soccer Hall of Fame
- Profile at L'enciclopedia del calcio
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