Roger Grava

Ruggero Grava

Personal information
Full name	Revelli Ruggero Grava
Date of birth	(1922-04-26)26 April 1922
Place of birth	Claut, Italy
Date of death	4 May 1949(1949-05-04) (aged 27)
Place of death	Superga, Torino, Italy
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	AS Roma Paris
	AS Meudon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1942–1943	Amiens AC
1943	EF Nancy-Lorraine
1943–1944	EF Bordeaux-Guyenne
1944–1945	Girondins de Bordeaux	12	(5)
1945–1948	CO Roubaix-Tourcoing	84	(30)
1948–1949	Torino F.C.	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 EF Nancy-Lorraine, EF Bordeaux-Guyenne, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and CO Roubaix-Tourcoing in France. In 1948, he moved to Torino F.C., with another Frenchman of Italian descent, Émile Bongiorni of RC Paris. They both died in the Superga air disaster on 4 May 1949.

Honours

Club

Roubaix-Tourcoing

• Ligue 1: 1946–47

Torino

• Serie A: 1948–49

References

• A tribute to Roger Grava