Virgilio Levratto

Virgilio Felice Levratto (Italian pronunciation: [virˈdʒiːljo feˈliːtʃe leˈvratto]; 26 October 1904 – 18 September 1968) was an Italian association football player and later a coach, who played as a striker.

Virgilio Levratto

Personal information
Full name	Virgilio Felice Levratto
Date of birth	(1904-10-26)26 October 1904
Place of birth	Carcare, Italy
Date of death	18 September 1968(1968-09-18) (aged 63)
Place of death	Genoa, Italy
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1924	Vado	50	(53)
1924–1925	Verona	20	(15)
1925–1932	Genoa	188	(86)
1932–1934	Ambrosiana-Inter	63	(25)
1934–1936	Lazio	50	(8)
1936–1940	Savona	46	(24)
1940–1941	Stabia	?	(?)
1941–1942	Cavese	?	(?)
International career
1924–1928	Italy	28	(11)
Managerial career
1936–1937	Savona
1938–1939	Savona
1940–1941	Cavese
1941–1942	Stabia
1942–1943	Colleferro
1945–1947	Savona
1947–1949	Messina
1949–1951	Arsenale Messina
1951–1952	Lecce
1952–1953	Savona
1958–1959	Finale
1962–1963	Cuneo
1965–1968	Nolese
Medal record  Italy Summer Olympics 1928 Amsterdam Central European International Cup 1927–30 Central European International Cup
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Levratto was born in Carcare. Throughout his club career, he played for F.C. Vado (where he won his first Coppa Italia title in 1922, scoring a decisive goal in the final) and also played for Hellas Verona F.C., Genoa C.F.C. (appearing in 148 matches and scoring 84 goals), Inter Milan in 1932, and S.S. Lazio in 1934. He later played with Savona in Serie C, and closed his career in Serie D with Cavese.

International career

With the Italy national football team, Levratto obtained 28 international caps, scoring 11 goals. He played in the 1924 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1] & won the 1927–30 Central European International Cup.

Style of play

A well-known striker with an eye for goal, Levratto was also known as "Lo Sfondareti" (The net-tearer) for his famous powerful shot.^[2]

Managerial career

In the 1950s, Levratto coached Savona, Messina, U.S. Lecce and was assistant coach for Fulvio Bernardini at ACF Fiorentina during the 1955–56 season.

In popular culture

In 1940s, popular singers Quartetto Cetra dedicated Virgilio a song, titled "Che centrattacco!" ("What a striker!").

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	1924	5	0
	1925	2	2
	1926	3	3
	1927	7	2
	1928	11	4
Total		28	11

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Levratto goal.

List of international goals scored by Virgilio Levratto

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	22 March 1925	Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy	France	3–0	7–0	Friendly	[4]
2				7–0
3	18 July 1926	Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1–3	3–5	Friendly	[5]
4				3–4
5	28 October 1926	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic	Czechoslovakia	1–1	1–3	Friendly	[6]
6	17 April 1927	Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy	Portugal	1–0	3–1	Friendly	[7]
7				3–0
8	29 May 1928	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands	France	–	4–3	1928 Summer Olympics	[8]
9	4 June 1928	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Spain	6–1	7–1	1928 Summer Olympics	[9]
10				7–1
11	7 June 1928	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Uruguay	2–3	2–3	1928 Summer Olympics	[10]

Honours

Club

Vado

• Coppa Italia: 1922

Savona

• Serie C: 1939–40

International

Italy

• Central European International Cup: 1927–30
• Summer Olympics: Bronze 1928