Ítalo Fratezzi (24 May 1906 – 22 May 1980), better known as Bengala, was a Brazilian professional

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, who played as a

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Career

With a player career dedicated entirely to Cruzeiro EC, he arrived at the club at the time of Palestra Itália in 1925, and with the club he won the state championship four times, in addition to being top scorer in 1932. He played in 247 matches and scored 168 goals. He was also a

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athlete for the club, and coach on five occasions, being state champion in 1940 and 1944. The only club besides Cruzeiro in which he worked was Botafogo, from 1944 to 1946.

Honours

Player

;Cruzeiro *

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: 1928, 1929, 1930 *Campeonato AMET: 1926 ;Individual *1932 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 12 goals

Manager

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: 1940, 1944

References

External links

Bengala
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