Roberto Bortolotto (born 15 April 1985) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Bortolotto started his career at

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, then joined the

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. During the 2002–03 season, he played his first

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match for the senior side, the third last match of the season, before the

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and the

2003 Coppa Italia Final The 2003 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 2002–03 Coppa Italia, the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played over two legs on 20 May and 31 May 2003 between Roma and Milan. This was the 12th Coppa Italia final a ...

. Milan rested almost all of their regular starters during the match, and used 11 Primavera Team players on the field and on the bench. Bortolotto replaced

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in the 71st minute; the match ended in a 4–2 home loss to

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. In summer 2004, he joined

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side Biellese. The following season, he was signed by

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on a co-ownership deal. In June 2007, however, neither club wished to buy him outright, and Biellese was relegated. He then left for

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side

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, where he was re-united with his brother. Enrico Bortolotto. In June 2010, he won the Serie D Group B championship with the club, earning promotion to the

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International career

Bortolotto was capped for the Italy U19 side during the team's 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification campaign.

References

External links

Profile at FIGC
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Tritium1908 First team profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bortolotto, Roberto 1985 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Serie A players Calcio Padova players AC Milan players Tritium Calcio 1908 players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Padua ASD Biellese 1902 players 21st-century Italian sportsmen