# Roger Grava

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**Ruggero Grava** (26 April 1922 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [striker](/source/Striker_(association_football)).

He moved to France at the age of 1. He began his playing career with [Amiens AC](/source/Amiens_SC) and played for [ÉF Nancy-Lorraine](/source/%C3%89F_Nancy-Lorraine), [EF Bordeaux-Guyenne](/source/EF_Bordeaux-Guyenne), [Bordeaux](/source/FC_Girondins_de_Bordeaux) and [Roubaix-Tourcoing](/source/CO_Roubaix-Tourcoing) in France. In 1948, he moved to [Torino](/source/Torino_FC), with another Frenchman of Italian descent, [Émile Bongiorni](/source/%C3%89mile_Bongiorni) of [RC Paris](/source/RC_Paris).[1] They both died in the [Superga air disaster](/source/Superga_air_disaster) on 4 May 1949.

## Honours degree

**Roubaix-Tourcoing**

- [Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1): [1946–47](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_French_Division_1)

**Torino**

- [Serie A](/source/Serie_A): [1948–49](/source/1948%E2%80%9349_Serie_A)

## References

- [A tribute to Roger Grava](http://c.o.r.t.free.fr/temoignages/temoignages1.htm)

1. ["Le désastre de Superga,wearefootball.org"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050253/http://www.wearefootball.org/hors-jeu/4/lire/le-desastre-de-superga/). Archived from [the original](http://www.wearefootball.org/hors-jeu/4/lire/le-desastre-de-superga/) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-04-10.

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