Rubén Piaggio

Rubén Piaggio
Personal information
Full name	Rubén Dario Piaggio
Date of birth	2 April 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	General Villegas, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1992	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
1992–1993	Unión de Santa Fe
1993	Internacional
1993–1994	Dock Sud
1994–1996	Gimnasia de Jujuy
1996–1997	Ferro Carril Oeste
1997	Huracán
1997	Tigres
1998–1999	Deportes Concepción
1999–2000	Marítimo
2000–2001	Ionikos
2001–2002	Racing de Ferrol
2002	Granada
2002–2004	Pergolese
2005	El Linqueño
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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[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 (archived) (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.

[Diario_Junin-6] "Un pequeño volante villeguense de Sarmiento habla de sus sueños". Diario Junin. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

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