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Rubén Piaggio

Rubén Piaggio

Argentine footballer

Rubén Piaggio (born 2 April 1970) is a former Argentine footballer, considered one of the best attacking midfielders in his country during the 1990s. Ferrocarril Oeste fans called him "Ciruelo" ("The Plum"). In 1996, he became the first Ferro player in history to score a hat-trick against Boca Juniors.

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Career

Piaggio played for Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), Gimnasia de Jujuy, Ferro Carril Oeste and Huracán in the Primera División Argentina.[1] He also had spells with Internacional in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A,[2] Tigres in the Primera División de Mexico,[3] Marítimo in the Portuguese Liga, Ionikos in the Greek Super League[4] and Racing de Ferrol in Segunda División.[5]

Personal life

Like Piaggio, his father and brother were footballers; though only in regional football.[6] Two of his nephews, Fermín and Juan Antonini, are professional footballers.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "PIAGGIO Rubén Dario - Futbolista (ficha y estadísticas)". Futbol XXI. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  2. [2]
    "Futpédia: Rubén Dario (Rubén Dario Piaggio)". Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 2009-01-10. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  3. [3]
    Rubén Piaggio – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  5. [5]
    Muntané, Eduard (27 November 2001). "Como una moto" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 25.
  6. [6]
    "Un pequeño volante villeguense de Sarmiento habla de sus sueños". Diario Junin. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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