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His professional football career lasted the next 10 years in the ranks of
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was forced to rebuild their team almost from scratch, because most players who had proclaimed league champions in 1936 were now retired or in exile. This started a campaign in which they sought new players from the second division teams based in
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After defending the jersey for 186 matches and 11 seasons, Bertol played his last official match in the league on 9 October 1949. That season he rounded out his resume with the last Cup title, but did not play an active role.
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