Roberto Frigerio

Early years

Frigerio played youth football for FC Chiasso. Aged just 16 years old, he made his Nationalliga A debut with their first team, on 6 March 1955, and he scored his first goal with them during the same game. It was the team's second goal as they won 2–0 in the Landhof against Basel. He stayed with the team for the 1955–56 season, in which he made six appearances scoring three goals. In the summer of 1956, he transferred to FC Schaffhausen, and although they suffered relegation at the end of the 1956–57 season, he stayed with them for the following season before moving on.

Basel

Frigerio joined Basel's first team for their 1958–59 season under manager Rudi Strittich. After playing in five test games, Frigerio played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game on 31 August 1958 as Basel were beaten 2–1 by La Chaux-de-Fonds. He scored his first league goal for his new team on 28 December in the away game as Basel won 1–0 against Lugano. In the following season, on 20 March 1960 he scored his first hat-trick for Basel as they won the away league game 3–2 against Zürich.

La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lausanne-Sport

After two seasons with Basel, in the summer of 1960 Frigerio moved on to play for La Chaux-de-Fonds. They ended the league season in seventh position, but in the Swiss Cup LCdF advanced to final, which was played in the Wankdorf Stadium on 23 April 1961. Frigerio scored the only goal of the match, as LCdF won 1–0 against…

As the son of professional footballer Alessandro Frigerio, between 1932 and 1937 a Swiss international, Roberto was born in Le Havre, France, because his father played for Le Havre AC at that time. The family returned to Switzerland in 1939, due to the outbreak of the Second World War. Roberto was given the nickname "Mucho", as his father was given the same nickname before him, due to the number of goals that they scored. Frigerio died in Tenero, Switzerland, on 9 April 2023, at the age of 84.

La Chaux-de-Fonds

Swiss Cup: 1960–61 Lausanne-Sport

Swiss Cup: 1963–64 Basel

Swiss League: 1966–67 Swiss Cup: 1966–67