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Mario Bolatti 
Bolatti playing for Argentina in 2009Personal information Full name Mario Ariel Bolatti Date of birth 17 February 1985 Place of birth La Para, Argentina Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] Playing position Central midfielder Club information Current club Internacional Number 24 Youth career 1996–2003 Belgrano Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2007 Belgrano 86 (1) 2007–2010 Porto 15 (0) 2009–2010 → Huracán (loan) 36 (5) 2010–2011 Fiorentina 22 (0) 2011– Internacional 32 (5) National team‡ 2009– Argentina 9 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2011Mario Ariel Bolatti (born 17 February 1985 in La Para, Córdoba Province) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Brazilian Serie A club Internacional[2] and the Argentine national team.[3]
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Club career
He began his career in 2003 at Club Atlético Belgrano.
In 2006 he won promotion to the Primera Division Argentina with Belgrano de Córdoba, but the club were relegated after only one season in the top flight and Bolatti was transferred to Portugal's FC Porto in July 2007, signed a 4-year contract.[4] Porto holds 60% registrations rights for future transfer fees the club received and a unnamed parties holds the remain 40%.
In July 2009, Porto sold all its registration rights (but acquired another 20% economic rights from unknown parties) to Natland Financieringsmaatschappij B.V. in order to acquire Radamel Falcao's remain registration rights from the Dutch company.[5]
He moved on a six month loan to Huracán for the Clausura 2009 upon recommendation from Porto teammate Lucho Gonzalez.[citation needed] He was selected as the best player in Clausura 2009 by Argentine sports daily Olé and was a key player in Huracán's championship bid, which was thwarted by Vélez Sarsfield in the last day.
On 18 January 2010 he was transferred to Italian Serie A club Fiorentina.[6][7] Porto through its 20% economic rights, received €1.4 million.[5]
On 6 February 2011, Bolatti joined Brazilian Série A club Internacional.[2]
International career
On 14 October 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay, after coming on as a substitute, Bolatti scored the crucial goal in the 84th minute of the game which ensured Argentina's qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was called up by Maradona for the 2010 FIFA World Cup as part of the 23 man squad.
International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 14 October 2009 Montevideo, Uruguay 
Uruguay1 – 0 1 – 0 2010 World Cup qualification Honours
- F.C. Porto
- Portuguese Liga (1): 2007-08
- S.C. Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho (1): 2011
- Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2011
References
- ^ "Mario Áriel Bolatti". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. http://www.soccerway.com/players/mario-bolatti/16545/. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Bolatti tem recepção tradicional do Inter: festa no aeroporto e euforia" (in Portuguese). esporte.uol.com.br. February 6, 2011. http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2011/02/06/bollati-tem-recepcao-tradicional-do-inter-festa-no-aeroporto-e-euforia.jhtm. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "Mario Bolatti". National Football Teams. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=35035. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Porto add Bolatti and Aguiar". UEFA.com. 2007-07-03. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=557489.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ a b "FC Porto 2009–10 Annual Report" (PDF). FC Porto. 25 October 2010. http://www.fcporto.pt/IncFCP/PDF/Investor_Relations/Ingles/RCConsolidado20092010INGLES.pdf. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ "Definito l'accordo Per Bolatti" (in Italian). Violachannel.tv. 2010-01-18. http://it.violachannel.tv/dettaglio-ultimora/items/definito-laccordo-per-bolatti.html. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/01/19/1752521/official-mario-bolatti-joins-fiorentina
External links
- Profile on Fiorentina official site – Violachannel.tv
- Guardian statistics
- (Italian) Mario Bolatti. Profile and Video.
- (Spanish) BDFA profile
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• 2 Demichelis • 3 C. Rodríguez • 4 Burdisso • 5 Bolatti • 6 Heinze • 7 Di María • 8 Verón • 9 Higuaín • 10 Messi • 11 Tévez • 12 Garcé • 13 Samuel • 14 Mascherano (c) • 15 Otamendi • 16 Agüero • 17 Gutiérrez • 18 Palermo • 19 Milito • 20 M. Rodríguez • 21 Andújar • 22 Romero • 23 Pastore • Coach: Maradona
S.C. Internacional – current squad 1 Muriel · 2 Bolívar · 3 Índio · 4 Nei · 5 Guiñazú · 6 Kléber · 7 Tinga · 8 Wilson Matías · 9 Leandro Damião · 10 D'Alessandro · 11 Zé Roberto · 12 Renan · 13 Rodrigo Moledo · 14 Fabrício · 15 Juan · 16 Oscar · 17 Andrezinho · 18 Jô · 19 Glaydson · 20 Elton · 21 João Paulo · 22 Agenor · 23 Bolatti · 24 Marquinhos · 25 Ricardo Goulart · GK Lauro · DF Sorondo · DF Rodrigo · DF Dalton · MF Sandro Silva · MF Ilsinho · FW Gilberto · FW Alex · FW Dellatorre · Manager: Dorival Júnior
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Córdoba Province (Argentina)
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Belgrano de Córdoba footballers
- F.C. Porto players
- Huracán footballers
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Sport Club Internacional players
- Argentina international footballers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Primeira Liga players
- Serie A footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Italian people of Argentine descent
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
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