Rubén Piaggio

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.

Rubén Piaggio
Personal information
Full name Rubén Dario Piaggio
Date of birth (1970-04-02) 2 April 1970
Place of birth General Villegas, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 31 (4)
1992–1993 Unión de Santa Fe
1993 Internacional 1 (0)
1993–1994 Dock Sud
1994–1996 Gimnasia de Jujuy 48 (8)
1996–1997 Ferro Carril Oeste 27 (6)
1997 Huracán 9 (0)
1997 Tigres 11 (0)
1998–1999 Deportes Concepción
1999–2000 Marítimo
2000–2001 Ionikos 17 (0)
2001–2002 Racing de Ferrol 7 (0)
2002 Granada 17 (1)
2002–2004 Pergolese
2005 El Linqueño
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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


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