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Eric Botteghin

Eric Botteghin

Brazilian footballer (born 1987)


Eric Fernando Botteghin (born 31 August 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian club Ascoli.

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Career

Botteghin played in the youth academy of Grêmio Barueri, but was also loaned out to Internacional for one season.[2] In January 2007, Botteghin moved from Grêmio Barueri to FC Zwolle in the Netherlands.[3] In 2011, he joined NAC Breda. After two seasons he transferred to FC Groningen.[4][5]

He helped the Green-White Army win the KNVB Cup in 2014–15 against defending champions PEC Zwolle. It was their first major trophy and they qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[6][7]

In 2015 he moved to Feyenoord.[8] In November 2017 he signed a new contract until 2020.[9]

On 22 April 2018, he played as Feyenoord won the 2017–18 KNVB Cup final 3–0 against AZ Alkmaar.[10]

Botteghin signed a one-year contract extension with Feyenoord on 22 July 2020, keeping him at the club until 2021.[2] He left the club after the 2020–21 season, after his contract was not extended.[11]

On 3 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Ascoli in Italy.[12]

Personal life

Botteghin is a Brazilian with Italian ancestry; his paternal grand-grandfather was originally from Treviso and moved to Brazil during the World War II.[13] Due to that, he is also an Italian citizen through jus sanguinis.[14]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2021[15]
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  1. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in the Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Groningen

Feyenoord[15]


References

  1. Eric Botteghin at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Botteghin blijft bij Feyenoord". feyenoord.nl. Feyenoord. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Profile". www.vi.nl. Voetbal International.
  5. Eric Botteghin at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. "Groningen claim first trophy with KNVB Cup triumph". Goal.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. Groenstege, Minne (15 November 2017). "Botteghin verlengt contract bij Feyenoord tot 2020". ad.nl. Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. "Le giovanili con Pato, il successo in Olanda e la B: "L'Ascoli ha esaudito il mio desiderio di giocare in Italia"" (in Italian). Gianluca Di Marzio.com. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. "Ascoli Calcio, Botteghin ha lasciato il Brasile per diventare un nuovo calciatore bianconero" (in Italian). Piceno Time. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. Eric Botteghin at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.



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