- Armando Frigo
Armando Frigo (Born:
Clinton, Indiana on August 5, 1917. Died: September, 1943) was a formerItalian-American soccer player. He was known as the second American-born player afterAlfonso Negro to have played inSerie A .Early life
He left the U.S. at the age of eight with his parents. He grew up in
Vicenza .occer career
He started with his hometown team Vicenza in
Serie C . He was transferred to Fiorentina for the season 1937-39 season, where he played 21 games and scored five goals. He went on to play a total of 43 games and score six goals.Before tranferring toSpezia he went to play forFC Juventus he only played in 10 games and only made 5 goals. At the end of the 1942-43 season, he moved on to play for Spezia inSerie B .Death
Armando Frigo served in the Italian army during the
World War II . WhenItaly switched sides during the war he joined the army and on one grey day in September 1943 was captured by the Nazis near the town ofCrkvice inCroatia and shot to death.References
[http://www.soccerhall.org/ColinJose/AmericansinEurope.htm Americans In Europe ] at www.soccerhall.org
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