How tall is Juan Alberto Schiaffino?

Juan Alberto Schiaffino's listed height was 175 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 84% of men in Uruguay.

Where 175 cm sits among men in Uruguay

Taller than about 84% of men in Uruguay born in 1925 (average 168 cm).

Schiaffino next to his teammates

Alcides Ghiggia is 6 cm shorter than Juan Alberto Schiaffino (169 cm), teammate at Club Atlético Peñarol from 1948 to 1953.

About Juan Alberto Schiaffino

Juan Alberto Schiaffino, nicknamed Pepe, was a Uruguayan football player who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He was born on 28 July 1925 in Montevideo and died on 13 November 2002. He was a highly skilful and creative playmaker.

At club level Schiaffino played for Peñarol in Uruguay and for AC Milan and Roma in Italy. With the Uruguay national team he won the 1950 FIFA World Cup and also took part in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He later represented the Italy national football team as well. An IFFHS poll ranked him the best Uruguayan footballer of all time and the 17th greatest player of the twentieth century.

Schiaffino stood a listed 175 cm (5'9"), which made him 6 cm taller than Alcides Ghiggia, his teammate at Club Atlético Peñarol from 1948 to 1953.

Frequently asked

How tall is Juan Alberto Schiaffino in feet and inches? Juan Alberto Schiaffino was 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

How tall is Juan Alberto Schiaffino compared to Alcides Ghiggia? Alcides Ghiggia is 6 cm shorter than Juan Alberto Schiaffino: 169 cm (5'7") vs 175 cm (5'9").

Is Juan Alberto Schiaffino tall for men in Uruguay? At 175 cm he was taller than about 84% of men in Uruguay born in 1925, whose average height is 168 cm.

Sources

• Juan Alberto Schiaffino on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Juan Alberto Schiaffino on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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