Vincenzo Fresia (; 2 October 1888 – 1946) was an Italian

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and

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who played as a

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and made one appearance for the Italy national team.

Career

Fresia played the majority of his club career at

Pro Vercelli Football Club Pro Vercelli 1892, commonly referred to as Pro Vercelli, is an Italian football club based in Vercelli, Piedmont. The club is mostly renowned as one of the most successful teams in the early football era of Italy, with seven natio ...

, except for a brief spell at

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in which he made one appearance. He made his only international appearance for

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on 15 June 1913 in a friendly match against

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. The match, which was played in

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, finished as a 0–2 loss for Italy. Following his playing career, Fresia began his career as a manager. He coached

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

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and Molfetta Sportiva.''Agendina del Calcio Barlassina'', 1941–1942, p. 125.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fresia, Vincenzo 1888 births 1946 deaths People from Vercelli Italian footballers Italy international footballers Association football forwards F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players Torino F.C. players Italian football managers Ravenna F.C. managers F.C. Grosseto S.S.D. managers Carrarese Calcio managers Footballers from Piedmont Sportspeople from the Province of Vercelli