Mario Dotti IV is an

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former

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footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for R.S. Ginnastica Torino, as a

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Playing career

International honours

Mario Dotti IV played

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for

in the 3–0 victory over

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on Saturday 29 April 1939, the 0–3 defeat to

at Dinamo Stadion,

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on Sunday 14 April 1940, and the 4–0 victory over

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on Sunday 5 May 1940.

Club career

Mario Dotti IV was a member of the R.S. Ginnastica Torino team that won the 1947 Campionati italiani. In honour of this, Dotti's name appears alongside his teammates on a plaque affixed to Motovelodromo Fausto Coppi in Turin, the squad was; Ausonio Alacevich,

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, Sergio Aleati, Roberto Antonioli,

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, Vincenzo Bertolotto, Bianco,

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, Campi,

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, Chiosso, Chiosso,

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, Mario Dotti IV, Aldo Guglielminotti, Pescarmona, Piovano, Rocca, Felice Rama (

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), Siliquini, Giovanni Tamagno, and Sandro Vigliano.

References

*Benedetto Pasqua; Mirio Da Roit, Cent'anni di rugby a Torino (One Hundred Years of Rugby in Turin), Torino, Ananke 011*Francesco Volpe; Paolo Pacetti, Rugby 2012, Roma, Zesi 011*Gianluca Barca; Gian Franco Bellè, La Sesta Nazione (The Sixth Nation), Parma, Grafiche Step

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