Valerio Bertotto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 15, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Venezia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1993 | Alessandria | 26 | (0) |
| 1993–2006 | Udinese | 334 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Siena | 43 | (2) |
| 2009 | Venezia | 19 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2001 | Italy | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 12, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Valerio Bertotto (born January 15, 1973 in Turin, Piedmont) is an Italian former footballer.
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[edit] Club career
Bertotto started his professional career in season 1990–1991 for Alessandria of Italian Serie C2. He joined Udinese in 1993, quickly becoming a historical masterpiece for the team, and spending thirteen seasons with the Friuli side, also captaining his side to their to date only appearance in the UEFA Champions League, becoming also the Udinese player with the highest number of matches played for the team ever.
In July 2006, aged 33, he left Udinese to join Siena, another Serie A team, playing two seasons as a regular for the Tuscan side. He was successively released as a free agent on June 2008, and on January 2009 he accepted an offer from Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Venezia. He was released for free after the club was excluded from the Italian football panorama due to financial issues.
In 2010 he obtained the UEFA A coaching license, made him eligible to coach Lega Pro teams, however he haven't started the coaching career yet.[1]
[edit] International career
Bertotto has played 4 times for the Italy national football team, all during his spell at Udinese, with his debut on a European qualification match against Georgia.
