Darío Bottinelli (born December 26, 1986) is an Argentine

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who plays as an

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. He is the younger brother of defender

Jonathan Bottinelli Jonathan Pablo Bottinelli (born 14 September 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the brother of fellow professional footballer Darío Bottinelli. Club career San Lorenzo In 2007, Bottinelli h ...

Career

San Lorenzo

Considered a good prospect for the future, Bottinelli managed to establish himself in the

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first team during the 2006–07 season.

Racing

For the start of the 2007–08 season he was transferred to

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Universidad Católica

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

Atlas

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of Mexico's Primera Division, signed Darío for the Apertura 2008 season, beating powerhouse

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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

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negotiated his transfer to

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Flamengo

On December 22, 2010, four days before his 24th birthday, Darío signed with

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ian club

following the great success of

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players in the

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such as

Andrés D'Alessandro Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro (born 15 April 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has played top-flight football in Argentina, Germany, England, Spain, Brazil and Uruguay. He won an Olym ...

and

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Coritiba

In early 2013, Darío signed with

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after ending his contract with Flamengo

Career statistics

:''(Correct )'' ''according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website, Flaestatística, soccerway and espn.Espn
(in English)''

Honours

San Lorenzo *

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: Clausura 2007 Universidad Católica *

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Flamengo *

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