Darío Bottinelli

Darío Bottinelli
Personal information
Full name Darío Bottinelli
Date of birth (1986-12-26) December 26, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 San Lorenzo 32 (2)
2007 Racing Club 1 (0)
2008 Universidad Católica 14 (7)
2008–2010 Atlas 51 (11)
2010 → Universidad Católica (loan) 16 (3)
2011–2012 Flamengo 47 (6)
2013 Coritiba 18 (0)
2014–2015 Universidad Católica 41 (9)
2015–2017 Toluca 31 (2)
2016–2017 → Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018 → América de Cali (loan) 24 (3)
2018 Audax Italiano 11 (2)
2019 Unión de Santa Fe 0 (0)
2020 Almagro 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Darío Bottinelli (born December 26, 1986)[1] is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is the younger brother of defender Jonathan Bottinelli.

Career

San Lorenzo

Considered a good prospect for the future, Bottinelli managed to establish himself in the San Lorenzo first team during the 2006–07 season.

Racing

For the start of the 2007–08 season he was transferred to Racing.[2]

Universidad Católica

In early 2008, Bottinelli was transferred to Universidad Católica to compete in the Chilean apertura and the Copa Libertadores.[3]

Atlas

Atlas of Mexico's Primera Division, signed Darío for the Apertura 2008 season, beating powerhouse Club América in the bid for his rights.

Return to Universidad Católica

In the middle of 2010 Darío returned to Universidad Católica, this time on a one-year loan. But he only spent six months in Chile as Atlas negotiated his transfer to Flamengo.

Flamengo

On December 22, 2010, four days before his 24th birthday, Darío signed with Brazilian club Flamengo following the great success of Argentinian players in the Brazilian Série A such as Andrés D'Alessandro and Walter Montillo.[4][5]

Coritiba

In early 2013, Darío signed with Coritiba after ending his contract with Flamengo[6]

Career statistics

(Correct as of July 30, 2014)
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Lorenzo 2005-06 18 2 – – – 18 2
2006-07 14 0 – – – 14 0
Total 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 2
Racing 2007-08 1 0 - - - - - - 1 0
Universidad Católica 2008 12 5 0 0 6 3 - - 18 8
Atlas 2008-09 30 7 3 0 – – 33 7
2009-10 21 4 – – 3 0 24 4
Total 51 11 3 0 0 0 3 0 57 11
Universidad Católica (loan) 2010 16 3 1 0 – – 17 3
Flamengo 2011 26 5 4 0 3 0 10 0 43 5
2012 21 1 0 0 8 2 13 0 42 3
Total 47 6 4 0 11 2 22 0 85 8
Coritiba 2013 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 177 27 8 0 17 5 25 0 232 32

according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website,[7] Flaestatística,[8] soccerway[9] and espn.[10]

Honours

San Lorenzo

Universidad Católica

Flamengo

References

  1. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  2. ^ Racing Club Squad Opening '07 (in English). Argentinesoccer.com. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. ^ El primero para la copa (in Spanish). Espndeportes.espn.go.com. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  4. ^ Fla acerta a contratação do meia argentino Darío Bottinelli (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  5. ^ Cheio de coincidências com Conca, Bottinelli é apresentado no Fla (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  6. ^ Bottinelli rescinde com Flamengo e acerta com Coritiba (in Portuguese). Esportes.terra.com.br. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  7. ^ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Flaestatística (in Portuguese)
  9. ^ Soccerway (in English)
  10. ^ Espn (in English)