Émile Bongiorni (19 March 1921 – 4 May 1949) was a French association football striker of Italian descent.

Émile Bongiorni
Personal information
Date of birth 19 March 1921
Place of birth Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Date of death 4 May 1949(1949-05-04) (aged 28)
Place of death Superga, Torino, Italy
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1939 CA Paris 37 (18)
1944–1948 RC Paris 89 (43)
1948–1949 Torino F.C. 8 (2)
International career
1945–1948 France 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for RC Paris where he was capped 5 times for France. In 1948, he moved to Torino F.C., with another Frenchman of Italian descent, Roger Grava of CO Roubaix-Tourcoing.[1] They both died in the Superga air disaster on 4 May 1949.

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Torino

References

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  1. ^ "Le désastre de Superga,wearefootball.org". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
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