Romolo Bizzotto (16 February 1925 – 27 March 2017) was an Italian professional

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player and coach who played as a

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. He was born in

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. He represented

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at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

Honours

;Juventus *

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champion: 1949–50, 1951–52.

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Romolo Bizzotto's obituary
1925 births 2017 deaths Footballers from the Province of Verona Italian men's footballers Serie A players Hellas Verona FC players Juventus FC players SPAL players Palermo FC players Lucchese 1905 players Italian football managers Hellas Verona FC managers Rimini FC 1912 managers AC Reggiana 1919 managers LFA Reggio Calabria managers Men's association football midfielders Olympic footballers for Italy Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub