Mario Bolatti

Mario Bolatti

Bolatti playing for Argentina in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Mario Ariel Bolatti
Date of birth	17 February 1985 (1985-02-17)
Place of birth	La Para, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Internacional
Number	24
Youth career
1996–2003	Belgrano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2007	Belgrano	86	(1)
2007–2010	Porto	15	(0)
2009–2010	→ Huracán (loan)	36	(5)
2010–2011	Fiorentina	22	(0)
2011–	Internacional	21	(1)
National team‡
2009–	Argentina	9	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:42, 25 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2011

Mario Ariel Bolatti (born 17 February 1985 in La Para, Córdoba Province) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Brazilian Serie A club Internacional and the Argentine national team.

Club career

He began his career in 2003 at Club Atlético Belgrano.

In 2006 he won promotion to the Primera Division Argentina with Belgrano de Córdoba, but the club were relegated after only one season in the top flight and Bolatti was transferred to Portugal's FC Porto in July 2007, signed a 4-year contract. Porto holds 60% registrations rights for future transfer fees the club received and a unnamed parties holds the remain 40%.

In July 2009, Porto sold all its registration rights (but acquired another 20% economic rights from unknown parties) to Natland Financieringsmaatschappij B.V. in order to acquire Radamel Falcao's remain registration rights from the Dutch company.

He moved on a six month loan to Huracán for the Clausura 2009 upon recommendation from Porto teammate Lucho Gonzalez.^{[citation needed]} He was selected as the best player in Clausura 2009 by Argentine sports daily Olé and was a key player in Huracán's championship bid, which was thwarted by Vélez Sarsfield in the last day.

On 18 January 2010 he was transferred to Italian Serie A club Fiorentina. Porto through its 20% economic rights, received €1.4 million.

On 6 February 2011, Bolatti joined Brazilian Série A club Internacional.

International career

On 14 October 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay, after coming on as a substitute, Bolatti scored the crucial goal in the 84th minute of the game which ensured Argentina's qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was called up by Maradona for the 2010 FIFA World Cup as part of the 23 man squad.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 October 2009	Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1 – 0	1 – 0	2010 World Cup qualification

Honours

F.C. Porto

• Portuguese Liga (1): 2007-08

S.C. Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho (1): 2011
• Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2011

External links

• Profile on Fiorentina official site – Violachannel.tv
• Guardian statistics
• (Italian) Mario Bolatti. Profile and Video.
• (Spanish) BDFA profile
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics