Renato Bottacini was born in Verona on March 2, 1901.
He learnt how to play football thanks to the English soldiers in Italy during World War I and his first club was Bentegodi Verona where he stayed from 1919 to 1921. He then went to the rival team Hellas for whom he played until 1925. He then was sold to Bologna but played very little with just 2 appearances. In 1926 he was loaned to Spal.
In 1927 he joined Lazio, staying for four seasons with 85 appearances. He was a good defender and played regularly in the first three seasons.
In 1931 he joined Rovigo in Serie C and became player manager. Once he stopped playing in 1937, he stayed as head coach until 1942. He then proceeded to coach Merano (three stints, 1945-47, 1954-55 and 1961-62), Bolzano (twice, 1947-48 and 1952-54), the youth teams of Verona (1950-52), Catanzaro in 1956-57 and Virtus Don Bosco from 1957 to 1960.
In the first course organised by the Italian Federation for managers held in Florence in 1948, he achieved the second highest grades, only behind Fulvio Bernardini.
He died in Bologna on August 3, 1979
Lazio career
Season | Total Appearances | Serie A | National Division | Coppa Coni |
1927-28 | 26 | - | 17 | 9 |
1928-29 | 30 | - | 30 | - |
1929-30 | 27 | 27 | - | - |
1930-31 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Total | 85 | 29 | 47 | 9 |
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