Jonathan Bottinelli

Jonathan Pablo Bottinelli is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the brother of fellow professional footballer Darío Bottinelli.

Club career

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.

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, and was presented days later during a press conference at the city of Ezeiza. 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.

Bottinelli made his debut for the Argentina national team in a 0–0 draw against Chile on 18 April 2007.

San Lorenzo