Name: Virgilio Felice Levratto
Nickname: "Sfondareti" ("The Netbreaker"), "Il Bomber"
Country:
ItalyClubs: Genoa C.F.C. (1926-1932), F.C. Internazionale (1932-1933)
Position: *WF, CF
Side: LF/LS
Age: 22-29 years (26/10/1904)
Height: * 182 cm (not found)
Weight: * 81 kg (not found)
Attack: 87
Defence: 35
Balance: 86
Stamina: 77
Top Speed: 84
Acceleration: 82
Response: 81
Agility: 81
Dribble Accuracy: 83
Dribble Speed: 78
Short Pass Accuracy: 73
Short Pass Speed: 69
Long Pass Accuracy: 74
Long Pass Speed: 77
Shot Accuracy: 84
Shot Power: 94
Shot Technique: 83
Free Kick Accuracy: 75
Curling: 66
Header: 77
Jump: 80
Technique: 83
Aggression: 90
Mentality: 77
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 73
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth Type: Early Lasting
CARDS:
P13: Long Ranger
S01: Reaction
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Reaction - Scoring - Middle Shooting
Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
INFO:
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Un episodio, su tutti, vale la pena ricordare per dipingere la figura del grande cannoniere. Militava ancora nel Vado, quando Vittorio Pozzo lo chiamò per le Olimpiadi di Parigi del 1924. Non era consuetudine avvalersi di giocatori delle serie minori, ma Felice Levratto era uno fuori categoria. Nella partita contro il Lussemburgo, servito dal leggendario Baloncieri, sfoderò un saetta che si stampò sul volto del portiere avversario, Bausch, tranciandogli di netto un pezzo di lingua. Lo sprovveduto estremo difensore era uno di quelli che hanno l'abitudine di frapporre la lingua fra le arcate dentarie per trovare la concentrazione. Mai vezzo fu più infelice. Il portiere cadde a terra svenuto e sanguinante ma, riavutosi, fu costretto a difendere ancora la porta, dato che non esistevano ancora le sostituzioni. Felice Levratto, per qualche minuto, fu convinto di averlo ucciso. Non passarono che cinque minuti, e il Nostro si ritrovò di nuovo smarcato davanti a Bausch, il quale, colto dal panico, si tuffò fuori dai pali, coprendosi il volto con entrambe le mani. Felice Levratto, nonostante la porta completamente vuota, calcio via il pallone e andò a consolare il povero portiere. Quattro anni dopo, alle Olimpiadi di Amsterdam del 1928, si fece notare ancora, tirando così forte nella porta dell'Uruguay, da sfondare la rete. Questo era Felice Levratto, l'uomo che non fu mai campione italiano perché amava il mare.
One of the best strikers in the world during the 20's and the best ever Italian player who didn't win the Scudetto. The netbreaker as he was known for breaking the net 7 times during the careers with his rocket shot but also wounding the rivals as we can see above. But despite the fact he was mostly remembered for his shot, he was complete player. He had instinct for a goal, intelligent play, good technique and ball control. Levratto was very strong player but also extremly agile and pretty fast on the ball. Virgilio was born in Carcare October 26, 1904, and shortly after the family left the hinterland moved in Vado Ligure, on the coast, for work. His father, Antonio, was a shoemaker, his mother Angela's home; Felix was the second of four brothers, Peter Dante, and the smaller and Beatrice. Unlike the guy who was serious and responsible Dante, you could define a brat, the black sheep of the family many times, tell, was returning from football matches with other guys all hot, muddy shoes and background - his father had to repair them to him - and this was often punished harshly. In 1918, when Felice signed the first contract with Vado, the father himself was not particularly pleased, perplexed by the fact that you could make money "kicking a leather ball" (one of the player was in fact at the time a new activity totally from the restricted list of occupations discostantesi existed for centuries), but not opposed. He began to play for fun in the ranks of the Football Club Savoy, Vadesi small team. He then moved the Lampos, another team I go for a little cash, going to fill the role of the left wing, with the money saved could buy a bike, useful to reach the fields of travel, such as that of Spotorno or Savona. He was the Lampos for two years. Meanwhile Nicholas Gambetta, President of the Football Club and I go to the Knight of the Italian Republic, had noticed the exploits of the young Levratto field and decided to take him to wear the shirt rossoblu company led by him. So, fourteen years old, the future champion signed his first professional contract. It was in 1918, the Great War had just ended - the young people were returning home from the front - and I'll be preparing to compete in the Third Division championship. Awarded the contract, began regular training very hard, many hours a day, but all of his will, since that time had not yet spread on a large scale figure of the coach. Honed so the exceptional talents of striker. His example were the champions of Genoa, who also had never seen him play (he had never been in the "distant" Genoa): it took advice from more experienced peers and elders I go to, every one of Captain Henry Roman Empire. In 1921 he was included in the Ligurian-Tuscan representative in Pisa faced the English masters of Liverpool, the following year, after winning the championship Promotion Ligure, participated in the first edition Cup of Italy, which enrolled 37 companies. The first round, home to the "Leo" against FC flourishing of Genoa, was resolved in spite of the predictions with a score of 4 to 3 for the Vado, with two goals from Levratto. After the success against the Genoese and the Milanese Molassana Sports Club of Italy Juventus Football Club, the quarter-finals saw the team in Livorno Rossoblù prevail over the Pro Livorno hosts for a network to zero. On July 16, the final was played between Udinese and I go, I go to (in the now vanished fields Leo), home of Liguria. Under the intense summer sun ninety minutes did not produce regulatory networks, with Levratto continuously monitored by markers opponents, and so is the thirty minutes of extra time. He ran well to play "all-out": the first team had achieved a goal that would have won the cup, but before sunset (the field had no lighting), which occurred in the case of a tie, the match should have been repeated in Udine. Udinese, who had decided to close in defense, suddenly departed the attack but lost ball possession undergoing fast action. The ball came quickly to the left wing Levratto: these, after having dribbled two defenders, took a powerful shot from the left wing from 20 feet that slipped under the intersection of the left door. The shot was so powerful to cut through the net and going to bounce against the sentry tower. In 1925, after a good season in Verona (15 goals in 20 appearances), landed at Genoa. Wore the red and blue jersey for seven seasons, collecting 84 goals in 188 league appearances, and without ever touching the coveted title, nevertheless, the transition to the International - then Ambrose - further increased his popularity, and this persisted even after the end of his career. Unfortunately for the league title continued to elude him, and ended his career without ever having won the national title. In 1928, the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, won the bronze medal as a starter, scoring 4 goals in 5 games. Lost in the game against Uruguay, a smashed his shot on target the network adversary. At the end of his career he collected 28 caps and 11 goals with the national team jersey. In 1932 it passed the Ambrosiana-Inter and Lazio in 1934 to. He went to close his career as a player-coach, first at Savona, which led to the victory of the Serie C 1939-40), and then to Cavese in Series IV, with which he celebrated a promotion in C and the following year , a surprising third place. After the war, trained Colleferro, Savona, Lecce and Messina and was the deputy head of the Florentine Fulvio Bernardini, Champion of Italy 1955-1956. He died in Genoa in 1968 to 63 years. In 1969 a tournament was born (international tournament since 1980) dedicated to him for the young players.