Alessandro Frigerio

Alessandro Frigerio, called " Mucho " (* November 15, 1914 in Tumaco, Colombia, † 10 January 1979) was a Swiss football player who as a striker from Young Fellows Zurich Swiss Cup in 1936 and 1941 with FC Lugano championship in the National League has won.

Career

Clubs

With his parents moved Alessandro Frigerio 1921 from South America to Lugano about. When the 17 -year-old in the 1931/32 season with FC Lugano in Group 1 behind FC Zurich, Urania Geneva and Young Fellows Zurich finished in fourth position, debuted the excellent technicians and Goal Scorer already on March 6, 1932 in the Swiss national football team. Along with his experienced team-mate Gabriele Gilardoni and the goalkeeper Size Frank SECHEHAYE he gained the first experience in the "Nati " in the 0-2 loss against Germany in Leipzig.

The technically brilliant center forward joined to round 1932/33, FC Young Fellows Zurich, reversing the Ticino and Lake Lugano time being the back. In the fourth season with the Black and Red in Zurich, in 1935/36, the hoped-for successes one: The 27 -goal was to coach Josef " Csibi " Winkler behind Lausanne Sports with YF runner-up and won on April 13, 1936 with a 2-0 win against Servette FC Genève Swiss Cup. On the side of the players Gustav Schlegel, Eduard Müller and Eugen Diebold, he distinguished himself in the finals as a scorer. The following year, 1936/37, young fellows came behind champion GCZ and vice Young Boys Bern to third place, " Mucho " Frigerio conquered for the first time with 23 goals the crown of Swiss scorer.

From 1937 to 1939 Frigerio then stormed in northwestern France for Le Havre AC. He rose with the light and dark blue-clad Le HAC from the Stade de la Cavee Vete 1938 in the Division 1 and failed in the Coupe de France 1937/38 until the semi-finals with 0:1 goals in the extension at Olympique Marseille. In the Division 1 he completed 1938/39, for Le HAC 24 matches and scored 16 goals. He returned to Round 1939/40, back to his hometown club FC Lugano in the Ticino back.

In the Stadio di Cornaredo in Lugano the attacker in the next few years enjoying success with the Black - White and achievements as an outstanding scorer in the National Football League. With Lugano, he won 1940/41, on the side of Franco Andreoli against BSC Young Boys Bern Servette Geneva and the championship and captured with 26 goals for the second time the scoring crown. The championship was Frigerio in the following round 1941/42, with Lugano not defend, but in the scoring charts with 23 goals, he was again at the top. In his fourth round after his return to Lugano, 1942/43, he lined up three second places in his trophy case. Behind GC Zurich and Lausanne Sports before Lugano was runner-up, the Cup final was lost with 1:2 goals against the " Hoppers" and finally brought him renewed his 23 goals on the second place in the scorer rankings.

To round 1943/44, to Frigerio joined the AC Bellinzona, where coach Carlo Pinter had the sporting legends. He was with his new club champion ahead of FC Aarau and FC Locarno and rose with the AC on in the National League. In the round of 1945/46, he scored in 23 events 14 and 1946/47, 17 goals in 22 league games for the team at the Stadio Comunale and ranked so in 1947 again on the third rank of the scoresheet.

" Mucho " Firgerio scored 227 goals in 299 first division and was three times top scorer in the National Football League. After his playing career he practiced at FC Chiasso 1947/48 and 1951/52, for a short time as coach of.

National Team, 1932-1937

After his early debut in the national team on March 6, 1932 in Leipzig, Germany against the young offensive talent came true in the European Cup of the national football teams on September 17, 1933 against Hungary and seven days later in the World Cup qualifier against Yugoslavia in Belgrade used but the squad for the world Cup 1934 in Italy, he was not a member. The attackers Leopold Kiel wood, Andre Abegglen, Willy von Känel, Giuseppe Bossi, Alfred Jäck, Raymond Passello, Erwin Hochstrasser and Albert Büche presented the World Cup squad of Switzerland in attack dar. While the former striker of Young Fellows achieved in two rounds in 1935 / 36 and 1936 /37, the National League 50 goals, but already completed on 7 March 1937 in Amsterdam in the 1-2 defeat against the Netherlands with his tenth "Nati " bet his last international game for Switzerland. It brought together a number of reasons for the Round 1937/38, Frigerio left Switzerland with his move to Le Havre, from September 19, 1937 took GC Coach Karl Rappan the "Nati " and in his ten international appearances he had his achievements in club international can not confirm. Rappan set in advance of the World Cup 1938 in France on the attack occupation with Lauro Amadò, Eugène Walaschek, Alfred Bickel, André Abegglen and Georges Aeby and held it in during the Tournament. Only Tullio Grassi FC Lugano came in for the injured Aeby against Hungary for use. For the other offensive World Cup participants Alessandro Frigerio, Leopold Kiel wood, Eugen judder and Fritz Wagner only the bench remained. As Frigerio in its second phase Lugano, from 1939 to 1943, twice won the scoring crown and 1943 for the third year in a row with 23 goals ranked second ranked, but were no additional appeals to the national team more time.

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