Jonathan Bottinelli

Jonathan Bottinelli
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Pablo Bottinelli
Date of birth14 September 1984
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Leon
Number15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2012San Lorenzo235(14)
2008→ Sampdoria8(0)
2012–2014River Plate33(1)
2014→ Universidad Católica (loan)13(0)
2014-Leon19(1)
National team
2007Argentina1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jonathan Pablo Bottinelli (born 14 September 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer, who plays for Leon. He is the brother of fellow professional footballer Darío Bottinelli.

Club career

San Lorenzo

In 2007 Bottinelli helped San Lorenzo to win the Clausura tournament. On 12 August 2008 Bottinelli moved to Sampdoria, on 15 January 2009 he returned to San Lorenzo.[1]

River Plate

On 26 July 2012, River Plate's president Daniel Passarella reported that Bottinelli joined to the club for an approximate fee of US$2 million,[2] and was presented days later during a press conference at the city of Ezeiza.[3] On 21 August, the AFA investigated the player for irregularities in his rights as the Chilean Primera División club Unión San Felipe with bank accounts at Virgin Islands received exactly US$1.7 million while posing as the club owner of the player's rights according to information provided by La Tercera newspaper.[4]

International career

He made his debut for the Argentina national football team, in a 0-0 draw against Chile on April 18, 2007.

Honours

Club

San Lorenzo

References

  1. "Bottinelli al San Lorenzo, è ormai cosa fatta". Tuttomercato.com. Tutto mercato. 15 January 2009.
  2. "Y Botti viene". Diario Olé. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. "Bottinelli fue presentado oficialmente en el Millonario". TyC Sports. 30 July 2012.
  4. "Fiscalía argentina investiga evasión de impuestos que involucra a U. San Felipe". La Tercera. 21 August 2012.

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