Francisco Frione

Francisco Frione

Personal information
Date of birth	July 21, 1912
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	February 17, 1935 (aged 22)
Place of death	Milan, Italy
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1931–1932	Montevideo Wanderers
1932–1935	Ambrosiana-Inter	54	(12)
National team
	Uruguay	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Francisco Frione, also known as Francesco Frione (born July 21, 1912 in Montevideo; died February 17, 1935 in Milan of pneumonia) was an Uruguayan-Italian professional football player. He was born in Uruguay and played for the Uruguay national football team, but later was naturalized as an Italian citizen and played for the Italian national B team.

Frione's family was of Ligurian descent, from the city of Finale Ligure.^[1][2]

Career

Frione scored 7 goals in 20 appearances for Montevideo Wanderers F.C. before moving to Italy in 1932.^[3]

His older brother Ricardo Alberto Frione also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Ricardo Alberto was referred to as Frione I and Francisco as Frione II.

References

1. Francisco Frione genealogic tree
2. Berruti, Mario. Frione, storia di una famiglia ligure tra due continenti. Lulu.com. p. 82. ISBN 1291074058. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
3. Paredes, Dr. Manuel (19 October 2009). "Salón de la fama Nº 01: Francisco Frioni" (in Spanish). MWFC.com.uy.