Pietro Paolo Bevilacqua (born 29 June 1933 in San Marco in Lamis

San Marco in Lamis

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, Italy

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) is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er and football (soccer)

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 player.

Bevilacqua'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 for Carlton against North Melbourne

North Melbourne Football Club

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 in Round 18 1953.

Bevilacqua played two senior games for Victorian first division

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 football (soccer)

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 club Juventus

Brunswick Juventus

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 (now Bulleen Zebras

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).