Roger Grava

Ruggero Grava (26 April 1922 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker.

He moved to France at the age of 1. He began his playing career with Amiens AC and played for ÉF Nancy-Lorraine, EF Bordeaux-Guyenne, Bordeaux and Roubaix-Tourcoing in France. In 1948, he moved to Torino, with another Frenchman of Italian descent, Émile Bongiorni of RC Paris. They both died in the Superga air disaster on 4 May 1949.

Honours degree

Roubaix-Tourcoing

• Ligue 1: 1946–47

Torino

• Serie A: 1948–49

References

• A tribute to Roger Grava