# Alcides Ghiggia

Alcides Ghiggia was a Uruguayan footballer (22 December 1926 – 16 July 2015). Ghiggia played as a winger for Roma and Peñarol. Ghiggia scored 62 goals in 519 league and international games and won 5 trophies, including the World Cup and 3 league titles.

## Ghiggia's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, league games | 502 | 57 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 5 |
| Total | 519 | 62 |

Goals per game: 0.12.

## Ghiggia's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 5
- League titles: 3
- Other international club trophies: 1
- World Cup: 1
- Trophies with Uruguay: 1
- Individual awards: 4

### Peñarol

- Primera División: 2 (1949, 1951)

### Roma

- Fairs Cup: 1 (1960–61)

### AC Milan

- Serie A: 1 (1961–62)

### International

- FIFA World Cup: 1 (1950)

### Individual

- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1 (1950)
- Golden Foot: 1 (2006)
- A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 1 (2014)
- IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B): 1

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1945–1947: Sud América
2. 1948–1953: Peñarol, 169 games, 26 goals
3. 1954–1961: Roma, 201 games, 19 goals
4. 1961–1962: AC Milan, 4 games, 0 goals
5. 1963–1967: Danubio, 128 games, 12 goals

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