Darío Bottinelli

Darío Bottinelli

Personal information
Full name	Darío Bottinelli
Date of birth	December 26, 1986 (1986-12-26) (age 24)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Flamengo
Number	18
Youth career
	San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	San Lorenzo	32	(2)
2007	Racing Club	1	(0)
2008	Universidad Católica	12	(5)
2008–2010	Atlas	51	(11)
2010	→ U. Católica (loan)	16	(3)
2011–	Flamengo	26	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 20, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 20, 2011

Darío Bottinelli (born December 26, 1986 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Flamengo. His nickname is El Pollo which means The Chicken in Spanish. He is the younger brother of San Lorenzo 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.^[1]

Universidad Católica

In early 2008, Bottinelli was transferred to Universidad Católica to compete in the Chilean apertura and the Copa Libertadores.^[2]

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 on 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 Darío Conca and Walter Montillo.^[3][4]

Career statistics

(Correct as of October 20, 2011^[update])

Club	Season	Argentine Primera		Cup		Copa Libertadores		Copa Sudamericana		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	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	0	0	32	2
Racing	2007-08	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Club	Season	Chilean Primera		Copa Chile		Copa Libertadores		Copa Sudamericana		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad Católica	2008	12	5	0	0	6	3	-	-	-	-	18	8
	Total	12	5	0	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	18	8
Club	Season	Mexican Primera		InterLiga		Copa Libertadores		Copa Sudamericana		Super Liga		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlas	2008-09	30	7	3	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	7
	2009-10	21	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0	24	4
	Total	51	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	57	11
Club	Season	Chilean Primera		Copa Chile		Copa Libertadores		Copa Sudamericana		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad Católica (loan)	2010	16	3	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	3
	Total	16	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	3
Club	Season	Brazilian Série A		Copa do Brasil		Copa Libertadores		Copa Sudamericana		Carioca League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo	2011	26	5	4	0	-	-	3	0	10	0	43	5
	Total	26	5	4	0	0	0	3	0	10	0	43	5
Career total		138	26	8	0	6	3	3	0	13	0	169	29

according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website,^[5] Flaestatística,^[6] soccerway^[7] and espn.^[8]

Honours

• San Lorenzo
  • Primera Division Argentina: Clausura 2007

• Universidad Católica
  • Primera División de Chile: 2010

• Flamengo
  • Taça Guanabara: 2011
  • Taça Rio: 2011
  • Rio de Janeiro State League: 2011

References

1. ^ Racing Club Squad Opening '07 (in English). Argentinesoccer.com. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
2. ^ El primero para la copa (in Spanish). Espndeportes.espn.go.com. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
3. ^ Fla acerta a contratação do meia argentino Darío Bottinelli (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
4. ^ Cheio de coincidências com Conca, Bottinelli é apresentado no Fla (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
5. ^ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
6. ^ Flaestatística (in Portuguese)
7. ^ Soccerway (in English)
8. ^ Espn (in English)

External links

• Darío Bottinelli stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• zerozerofootball.com
• Racing's official website
• Flapédia (in Portuguese)
• Player profile @Flamengo.com.br (in Portuguese)

Persondata
Name	Bottinelli, Dario
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	26 December 1986
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death