Christian Borgatello has signed at Ritten

Borgatello grew up in the youth teams of HC Meran. In 1998 - he was only 16 at the time - he began his career at HC Latsch in the A2 series. The Passerstädter played 14 games for the Vinschgers and scored 14 points (5 goals and 9 assists). From 1999 to 2004 he played for HC Meran in the top Italian league and made 186 appearances and 50 points (13 goals and 37 assists) in five championships. When the Merano team decided not to take part in Serie A again for financial reasons, Borgatello moved abroad for the first time to the Dundee Stars in Scotland and the Basingstoke Bison to the English elite league. In 2005 he returned to Italy and immediately became Italian champions with Milan. In 92 championship games for the Vipers Milan he had 39 points (12 goals and 27 assists).

Five championship titles He then moved to HC Bozen and immediately won the championship title and the Supercup with the white-reds. The following year he even achieved the triple with the championship, the Italian Cup and the Supercup. At the end of the season he was named the best Italian player in the entire Serie A. In the summer of 2011, “Skizzo” took the plunge into the EBEL. After 19 games, one goal and three assists, he turned his back on SAPA Fehervar AV19 and rejoined the HCB. With this he celebrated the fifth championship title of his career (1999 with Meran, 2006 with Milan, 2008 and 2009 with Bolzano). In the 2012/13 season, Borgatello won the Supercup with Bozen and made it to the Final Four of the Continental Cup. In Serie A, however, the final stop was in the quarter-finals against Asiago. In total, the defender played 275 championship games for the HCB and scored 181 points (26 goals and 155 assists).

Last summer the Burggräfler finally moved to the Puster Valley. With the Wolves, Borgatello played 58 championship games in which he recorded six goals and 28 assists. Now the defender is looking for a new challenge against last year's final opponent. He is the third Meraner in the team after Luca Ansoldi and Ingemar Gruber.

A permanent member of the senior national team for 14 years Borgatello has also been playing in the senior national team for 14 years. In 2006 he took part in the Winter Olympics in Turin, and in April of last year he celebrated his return to the World Group with the Blue Team, from which the “Azzurri” had to say goodbye after this year's World Cup.

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Christian Borgatello has signed at Ritten

The transfer hiccup surrounding Christian Borgatello is over: The 32-year-old defender from Merano, who wore the HC Pustertal jersey next season, will lace up his skates at Ritten next season. After Meran, Bozen, Milan and Pustertal, this is the fifth Serie A stop for the local defender.

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