Peter Bevilaqua (footballer)

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Pietro Paolo Bevilaqua (English: Peter Paul Bevilaqua) (born June 29, 1933 in San Marco in Lamis, Italy) is a former Australian rules footballer and football (soccer) player.

Bevilaqua's Australian rules career was short and uneventful at the highest level but is significant for the fact he is the only known VFL/AFL footballer to have been born in Italy. His one and only game at VFL level was was for Carlton against North Melbourne in Round 18 1953.

Bevilaqua played two senior games for Victorian first division football (soccer) club Juventus (now Whittlesea Zebras).