Émile Bongiorni (19 March 1921 – 4 May 1949) was a
French association football striker
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People wi ...
of
Italian descent.
He played for
RC Paris where he was capped 5 times for
France. In 1948, he moved to
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club (), commonly referred to as Torino or simply Toro, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont. They currently play in Serie A.
Founded as ''Foot-Ball Club Torino'' in 1906, Torino are among the mos ...
, with another Frenchman of
Italian descent,
Roger Grava
Ruggero Grava (26 April 1922 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian born French football 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 Bo ...
of
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing.
They both died in the
Superga air disaster on 4 May 1949.
Honours
Club
;Torino
*
Serie A:
1948–49
References
Profile on French federation official site
External links
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1921 births
1949 deaths
French sportspeople of Italian descent
French men's footballers
France men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Racing Club de France Football players
Ligue 1 players
Torino FC players
Serie A players
French expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Sportspeople from Boulogne-Billancourt
Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine
Footballers killed in the Superga air disaster
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