Francisco Frione

Francisco Frione, also known as Francesco Frione, was a professional footballer born in Uruguay in 1912 who died young in 1935. He played for the Uruguay national team and scored 7 goals in 20 appearances for Montevideo Wanderers before moving to Italy in 1932. He later became an Italian citizen through naturalization and played for the Italian national B team. His family was of Ligurian descent, from the city of Finale Ligure. His older brother Ricardo Alberto Frione also played professionally, and to tell the two apart Ricardo Alberto was called Frione I and Francisco was called Frione II. The article gives only a brief outline of his career.