Silvio Griggio
- Simon Basten
- Apr 14
- 1 min read
Silvio Griggio was born in Vicenza on May 28 1906.

He started playing football for his hometown with his brothers Gaetano and Umberto debuting in a Second Division game won 4-1 against Triestina on February 22, 1925 . He even scored on his debut.
In 1928 he signed for Lazio. He played a single season for the Biancocelesti with 26 appearances and seven goals.
In 1929 he went back to Vicenza and played there until he retired in 1937. He made 202 appearances for the Biancorossi with 46 goals. He initially was a winger but as he got older he played further back.
After World War II he was nominated vice president of Vicenza and had the job of supervising the rebuilding of the stadium which had been destroyed by the bombings. In 1946 he became President, a role he kept for three years. One of the last things he did was to name the Stadium after Romeo Menti, former Vicenza player who died in the Superga tragedy.
He returned as president for the 1951-52 season after which he left to become technical director, and later president, of Marzotto Valdagno.
He died in Vicenza on July 18, 1980.
Lazio career
Season | Total National Division appearances (goals) |
1928-29 | 26 (7) |
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