1990–1993 Alessandria Position Defender Years Team Height 1.79 m | Role Footballer Playing position Name Valerio Bertotto | |
Date of birth (1973-01-15) January 15, 1973 (age 42) | ||
15 gennaio 1973 nasce valerio bertotto almanacchi azzurri
Valerio Bertotto (born 15 January 1973 in Turin, Piedmont) is an Italian football manager and former footballer, who played as a defender.
Contents
- 15 gennaio 1973 nasce valerio bertotto almanacchi azzurri
- Il tecnico valerio bertotto fa il punto sul lavoro estivo e il mercato
- Club career
- International career
- Style of play
- Italy U20 Lega Pro
- References
Il tecnico valerio bertotto fa il punto sul lavoro estivo e il mercato
Club career
Bertotto started his professional career during the 1990–91 season with Alessandria in the 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 what is to date their only appearance in the UEFA Champions League, and also becoming the Udinese player with the highest number of matches ever played for the teamr.
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 in June 2008, and in 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 his UEFA A coaching license, which made him eligible to coach Lega Pro teams, however he had not yet started his coaching career at the time; he finally pursued a coaching career in 2012.
International career
Bertotto has played 4 times for the Italy national football team between 2000 and 2001, all during his spell at Udinese, with his senior international debut coming in a World Cup qualifying match against Georgia on 11 October 2000, held in Ancona, under manager Giovanni Trapattoni. He missed out on the 2002 FIFA World Cup due to a knee injury.
Style of play
Bertotto was a hard-tackling and uncompromising central or right-sided defender, who was solid in the air, and effective in the timing of his challenges. Although he was neither particularly quick nor technically gifted, he made up for his lack of pace and skill with his experience and positional sense, and his greatest strength was his ability to defend opposing forwards in one-on-one situations. He also stood out for his leadership throughout his career.
Italy U20 Lega Pro
On 9 August 2012 he was named head coach (Italian: selezionatore) of the Italy U20 Lega Pro in place of Giorgio Veneri.