Eduardo Ricagni

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eduardo Ricagni

| image = Eduardo Ricagni.PNG

| image_size = 240

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|4|29}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| currentclub =

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| position = Winger

| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 1944–1946

| years2 = 1947–1949

| years3 = 1949–1951

| years4 = 1951–1952

| years5 = 1952–1953

| years6 = 1953–1954

| years7 = 1954–1956

| years8 = 1956–1958

| years9 = 1958–1959

| clubs1 = Platense

| clubs2 = Boca Juniors

| clubs3 = Chacarita Juniors

| clubs4 = Montevideo Wanderers

| clubs5 = Huracán

| clubs6 = Juventus

| clubs7 = AC Milan

| clubs8 = AC Torino

| clubs9 = Catania

| caps1 = 35

| caps2 = 49

| caps3 = 78

| caps4 = 10

| caps5 = 41

| caps6 = 24

| caps7 = 43

| caps8 = 45

| caps9 = 28

| goals1 = 22

| goals2 = 20

| goals3 = 39

| goals4 = 7

| goals5 = 36

| goals6 = 17

| goals7 = 11

| goals8 = 9

| goals9 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 1953–1955

| nationalteam1 = Italy

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| pcupdate = 00:00, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

| death_date = 1 January 2010

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Eduardo Ricagni ({{IPA|it|eduˈardo riˈkaɲɲi}}; born 29 April 1926 – February 2005){{Cite web |title=Ricagni Eduardo | date=4 December 2005 |url=https://www.bluevayeros.gr/?p=423}} was a professional football player and coach. A winger, at club level he won one Italian league title and was the top scorer of the Argentine Primera División in 1952. At International level he was born in Argentina but played for the Italy national team. He later became a coach in Greece.

Playing career

=Club=

Ricagni began his career in 1944 with Club Atlético Platense where he scored 22 goals in 35 games. In 1947 he joined Boca Juniors where he scored his only hat-trick[http://hacktrick-boca.blogspot.com/ Boca Juniors hat-tricks] (Copas Oficiales section)[http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores.asp?CodJug=160&AnioInicial=1905&AnioFinal=2009&OpTipoTorneos=6 Complete statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531162757/http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores.asp?CodJug=160&AnioInicial=1905&AnioFinal=2009&OpTipoTorneos=6 |date=31 May 2011 }} at Historia de Boca {{in lang|es}} and won his only trophy[http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/biojugadores.asp?CodJug=160&OpTipoTorneos=6 Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531162802/http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/biojugadores.asp?CodJug=160&OpTipoTorneos=6 |date=31 May 2011 }} at Historia de Boca {{in lang|es}} with the club on his debut in a 6–0 win against Federación Tucumana in the Copa Ibarguren 1944.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/argibargurencuphist.html Copa Ibarguren 1944] at rsssf He played a total of 52 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 23 goals.

In 1949 he joined Chacarita Juniors 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.[http://www.mwfc.com.uy/data/contenido.php?idCont=633 Eduardo Ricagni biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726064645/http://www.mwfc.com.uy/data/contenido.php?idCont=633 |date=26 July 2011 }} at MWFC

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.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/argtops.html Primera División top scorers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608141016/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/argtops.html |date=8 June 2009 }} at rsssf

In 1953 he was signed by Juventus, he made his debut for the Italian club in a 1–0 home win against Udinese.[http://www.myjuve.it/giocatori-juventus/eduardo-ricagni-276.aspx Eduardo Ricagni] at My Juve {{in lang|it}} 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.[http://www.myjuve.it/giocatori-juventus/eduardo-ricagni-partite-disputate-totale-276-Tot.aspx Game log] at My Juve {{in lang|it}}

Ricagni joined AC Milan in July 1954[http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/ac-milan/1955/6/ AC Milan transfers] at worldfootball.net in preparation for the beginning of the 1954–55 season. He won the Italian championship in his debut season with the club, followed in the next one by the Latin Cup title.

Between 1956 and 1958 he played for AC Torino and he ended his playing career after a season with Catania of Serie B.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/region-italy-sicily-b.html Sicilian clubs in Serie B] at rsssf

=International=

Ricagni was eligible to play for the Italy national team as his father Pietro had emigrated from Italy to Argentina in 1912.[http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.com/2008/05/eduardo-ricagni.html Eduardo Ricagni] at Il Pallone Racconta {{in lang|it}} He was selected to play on three occasions between 1953 and 1955.[http://forza_azzurri.homestead.com/play_oriundi.html Oriundi] at Forza Azzurri {{in lang|it}} He made his debut in a 3–0 home win against Czechoslovakia on 13 December 1953 in which he scored a goal.[http://www.myjuve.it/giocatori-juventus/eduardo-ricagni-nazionale-276.aspx International statistics] at My Juve {{in lang|it}}

Coaching career

He was coach of Greek club PAS Giannina in 1974.

Personal life

His son is Eduardos Kontogeorgakis.{{cite web|url=http://www.pasgiannina.gr/articles/edouardos_kontogiorgakes_lna_gemisoume_to_lzosimadesr_ten_kuriaker_21_03_12|script-title=el:Εδουάρδος Κοντογιωργάκης: "Να γεμίσουμε το "Ζωσιμάδες" την Κυριακή"|date=21 March 2012|access-date=14 May 2016|language=el|publisher=PAS Giannina F.C.}}

Honours

=Club=

Boca Juniors

Copa Ibarguren: 1944Played in 1947

A.C. Milan

Serie A: 1954–55
Latin Cup: 1956

=Individual=

Primera División Argentina topscorer: 1952 (28 goals)

References

External links

{{FIFA player|56862|Eduardo Ricagni}}
{{NFT player|pid=18779}}
{{in lang|es}} [http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/biojugadores.asp?CodJug=160&OpTipoTorneos=6 Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531162802/http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/biojugadores.asp?CodJug=160&OpTipoTorneos=6 |date=31 May 2011 }} at Historia de Boca
{{in lang|es}} [http://www.mwfc.com.uy/data/contenido.php?idCont=633 Profile at mwfc.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726064645/http://www.mwfc.com.uy/data/contenido.php?idCont=633 |date=26 July 2011 }}
{{in lang|it}} [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=885&squadra=1 Nazionale stats]
{{in lang|it}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080519062407/http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Ricagni.html Profile] at Encyclopedia del Calcio

Category:1926 births

Category:2010 deaths

Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires

Category:Argentine men's footballers

Category:Italian men's footballers

Category:Italy men's international footballers

Category:Men's association football wingers

Category:Club Atlético Platense footballers

Category:Boca Juniors footballers

Category:Chacarita Juniors footballers

Category:Club Atlético Huracán footballers

Category:Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players