Virgilio Levratto

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Bronze 1928 Amsterdam Team competition

Virgilio Felice Levratto (born in Carcare, Province of Savona, October 26, 1904 - dead in Genua, September 18, 1968) it was a football (soccer) striker and later coach.

He played for F.C. Vado (won in 1922 first Coppa Italia edition, scoring decisive goal in final) and played also for Hellas Verona F.C., Genoa C.F.C. (148 matches and 84 goal scored), Inter Milan in 1932, S.S. Lazio in 1934, Savona in Serie C and closed career in Serie D with Cavese. With Italy national football team he got 28 international caps, scored 11 goals, played in 1924 Summer Olympics and won bronze medal at 1928 Summer Olympics.

In 1940s, popular singers Quartetto Cetra it dedicated a song, "Che centrattacco!" ("What a striker!"). In 1950s he coached Savona, Messina, U.S. Lecce and was assistant coach of Fulvio Bernardini in ACF Fiorentina in season 1955-56. He dead at 63 years old.

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