Mario Bortolotto (26 June 1957 – 9 September 2022)Dual Carlton premiership player Mario Bortolotto passes away
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footballer who played with

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

and Carlton in the VFL. Bortolotto played as a defender and started his career at Geelong. He was delisted after two seasons and crossed to Carlton with whom he would be a premiership player in

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1957 births 2022 deaths Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club premiership players Geelong Football Club players Leopold Football Club (Geelong) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) VFL/AFL premiership players People educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub