Mario Bolatti

Mario Bolatti, 2009

Mario Ariel Bolatti (born 17 February 1985 in La Para) is an Argentine footballer of Italian origin at the position of midfielder.

2.1 CA Belgrano
2.2 FC Porto
2.3 CA Huracán
2.4 Fiorentina
2.5 Custom

Career

Career start in Córdoba

The Bolatti born in La Para in the Argentine province of Córdoba and raised began his active career as a player doing CA Belgrano in the city of Cordoba. At the club, he went through at first the youth and was from 2003 to his first appearances for the first team. After he already came in 2003 in some championship games to brief appearances, while in August 2003, debuted in a game against Argentinos Juniors, Torneo Apertura followed in 2004, a further two league bets.

After another eleven games in the Torneo Clausura in 2005 and 17 league appearances in the Torneo Apertura 2005, was mainly due Bolattis role as key players that the CA Belgrano after completed Torneo Apertura 2006 and subsequent relegation matches División promotion to the Argentine Primera, the highest division of the country managed. Bolatti came here in 16 league games for use where both Ascension Play- off games won the CA Belgrano with a total score of 4-2 over Olimpo de Bahía Blanca.

But after the successful ascent in the excellence the success of the team failed to materialize. After a moderate Torneo Apertura 2006, the Bolatti at 17 completed championship games also scored his first professional league hit, followed by an even worse Torneo Clausura 2007 Although the team at the end of the Clausura ranked on the 16th place, she was -. Relegation table looking at - at the end so take only second to last place and had, together with the Quilmes AC direct relegation to the second division again. CD Godoy Cruz and CA Nueva Chicago followed by the unsuccessful relegation matches.

In 2007, the aerially strong Bolatti was close to a move to Juventus. After the Board of Directors of Belgrano still said to want to keep the midfield until the summer of 2007, the change in the highest Italian league in July 2007 should make for. However, from the change was nothing to summer and the deal fell through. Even the Argentine Success Club CA Boca Juniors showed interest in the tactically clever Bolatti and even made an offer of $ 1.5 million arg, which is close to a sum of 300,000 €.

Change to Portugal

In return, followed in the summer of 2007, a move to Portugal, where he signed a contract with a term of four years at FC Porto in the Super League. For the Portuguese, he starred alongside his countrymen Ernesto Antonio Farías, Luis Gonzalez, Mariano González and Lisandro López of the striker. His team debut came on 26 August 2007, in the 1-0 home win over Sporting Lisbon when he came for Lisandro Lopez in the 85th minute on the lawn. For 2007/ 08, his first season at the new club, followed by 15 Championship inserts. With FC Porto he was this season, although the team had started the season start already with minus six points, 14 points ahead of Sporting Lisbon master of the Portuguese Super League.

Furthermore, the 1.89 m wide midfielder completed two games in the UEFA Champions League 2007 / 08, where he moved with the team to the second round and 04 to retire there in a penalty shootout against FC Schalke from the current competition. Except for use in the Taça da Liga 2008/ 09, where his team was eliminated in the semi-final against Sporting Lisbon, the Argentines came in the 2008/ 09 season in any competitive match of FC Porto longer used.

Return home

In February 2009, decided Porto's Board of Directors after recommendation by Luis González midfielder on loan to send back to his home, where he was admitted finally División from CA Huracán with gaming operations in the Primera. For the club from the city of Buenos Aires he finished in the Torneo Clausura 2009 19 games and brought it to its by far the best offensive performance. From the 19 league games of the really defensive set Bolattis resulted in five goals and one assist. Because of these outstanding achievements Bolatti was chosen at this time to the football player of the year 2009 in his home region of Córdoba and also celebrated with the team the runner-up title of the Clausura 2009. Also in Torneo Apertura 2009 came Bolatti for the CA Huracán used and brought it here on 17 League inserts in which, however, he remained scoreless.

For estimated 7 million euros to Italy

After the end of 2009, the FC Barcelona made known his interest over the dedicated Argentines problems made themselves felt at the same time as the CA Huracán had a twenty percent stake in Bolattis transfer rights and each additional 40 % of FC Porto or a group of investors. In addition, at this time were also other top clubs such as Sevilla, Lazio, RCD Espanyol, Fiorentina and several English clubs interested in the fast midfielder FC. On January 18, finally gave Fiorentina the change of the defensive midfielder known, after the board had agreed terms with FC Porto, as Bolattis dortiger contract ran until 2011. His team debut came on 24 January 2010 the 0-3 away defeat against Palermo.

End of April 2010 showed Ángel Cappa, in his head coach at Argentine giants River Plate CA, interested in Bolatti and wanted to get back to his homeland him just a short stint in Florence. But the Argentines called off, and said that she wants to remain at Fiorentina. To date (16 May 2010) Bolatti came in twelve league games, in a game in the Coppa Italia 2009/10 and in a game of UEFA Champions League 2009/ 10 for use. The latter game, he completed on 17 February 2010 in the 1-2 away defeat against eventual finalists Bayern Munich in the first knockout round first leg.

Internationally

After he was previously called to the national team of his native country, he was under coach Diego Maradona on 12 August 2009 in a 3-2 away win over Russia his senior team debut when he played from the beginning and after 65 minutes of more routine by the Sebastián Battaglia was replaced. After another friendly match against Ghana use in early October 2009 ( 2-0 win ), he was born on 14 October 2009 at the 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay for the first time in a competitive fixture for use. He came on in the 79th minute for the game Gonzalo Higuain and scored just five minutes later the important 1-0 win matches for Argentina, who brought the national team finally to the 2010 World Cup to South Africa.

Diego Maradona nominated Bolatti on May 19, 2010 in the final 23 -man squad of Argentina, who will attend the World Cup in South Africa. Previously completed Bolatti early March 2010, another international match short-term use in the 1-0 victory over Germany.