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11 Facts About Roberto Frigerio

1.

Roberto Frigerio was a Swiss professional footballer who played as a forward.

2.

Roberto Frigerio played with Lausanne for 18 months and then moved on.

3.

Roberto Frigerio had left it at home, but fortunately Swiss Air were able to deliver this to him within just a few days.

4.

Roberto Frigerio played in 10 of these games and scored 10 goals.

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Roberto Frigerio was the team's top goal scorer with 16 league goals.

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Between the years 1958 to 1960 and again from 1963 to 1968, Roberto Frigerio played a total of 256 games for Basel scoring a total of 176 goals.

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Roberto Frigerio scored 74 goals in the domestic league, 22 in the Swiss Cup, 7 in the European competitions and the other 73 were scored during the test games.

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Roberto Frigerio was nominated in the Swiss national squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, but he remained as an unused substitute on the bench in all three games.

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Roberto Frigerio played his debut for the country on 3 May 1967 as Switzerland lost their home game 21 to Czechoslovakia and this was to remain his only appearance for the team.

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Roberto Frigerio was given the nick-name "Mucho", as his father was given the same nick-name before him, due to the number of goals that they scored.

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Roberto Frigerio died in Tenero, Switzerland on 9 April 2023, at the age of 84.