Alcides Ghiggia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alcides Ghiggia

Uruguayan footballer

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 16-Jul-2015

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Italy, Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia Pereyra (pronounced ['gidd?a]; 22 December 1926 – 16 July 2015) was a Uruguayan-Italian football player, who played as a right winger.
He achieved lasting fame for his decisive role in the final match of the 1950 World Cup, and at the time of his death exactly 65 years later, he was also the last surviving player from that game.