Italo Frathezzi ( port.-Brazil. Italo Fratezzi ; May 24, 1906 , Belo Horizonte - May 22, 1980 , Belo Horizonte ), also known by the name of Bengal ( port.-Brazil. Bengala ) - Brazilian footballer . Takes 4 place in the total number of goals for the club “ Cruzeiro ” - 168 goals [1] .
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| Full name | Italo Frathezzi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 24, 1906 Belo Horizonte , Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 22, 1980 (73 years old) Belo Horizonte , Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | left hitter center forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Career
- 2 Achievements
- 2.1 As a player
- 2.2 As a trainer
- 3 Notes
- 4 References
Career
Bengal began his career in 1925 at the Palestra Italy club from his hometown of Belo Horizonte . When he joined the team, one of his first words was:
"I'm leaving here only when I die," [2]
Shortly after joining, Bengal became one of the players in the club’s main squad, playing as the center and left striker , playing under 10 and 11 numbers. In total, Bengal spent 247 matches for Palestra and scored 168 goals, having won 3 Minas Gerais championships with the club [3] .
Immediately after the player’s career ended, Fratozzi led the club, leading him to win the state championship. In 1943, he did not work long with Botafogo , and then returned to Palestra, which by then was renamed Cruzeiro. In total, under his leadership, Cruzeiro spent 126 matches, of which 60 won, 24 tied and 42 lost [1] . The last coaching experience of Bengal was the team of the state of Minas Gerais . After that, Bengal remained in the Cruzeiro, working there until the end of his life in 1980, when he died of a heart attack [1] .
Achievements
As a player
- Champion of Minas Gerais 1928, 1929, 1930
As a trainer
- Champion of the State of Minas Gerais : 1940 1944
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Profile on guerreirodosgramados.com.br (Reference unavailable). Date of treatment December 11, 2009. Archived December 5, 2009.
- ↑ profile on tripod.com
- ↑ Profile at terceirotempo.ig.com.br (inaccessible link)