Career
Sottil started his career with Torino and made his Serie A debut on 6 December 1992, in a 1–1 draw to Foggia. In 1994 he left Torino to join Fiorentina, then moving to Atalanta later in 1996. Sottil was signed by Reggina in co-ownership deal in summer 2003, along with team-mate Gonzalo Martínez.
In summer 2005, he was signed by Catania, which he was the regular starter in the first two season, but only played 7 games in 2007-2008 Serie A.
In August 2008, he was signed by Rimini.
In July 2009 he left for Alessandria. for He retired at the end of the 2010-2011 season, totaling over 200 games at Serie A level throughout his career. Soon after retirement, Sottil passed the category 2 (Union of European Football Associations A) coaching exam in June 2011.
Later in the summer he was appointed new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Siracusa, with the goal of leading the ambitious Sicilians into the battle to promotion in the Serie B league. In 2012 he was the coach of Gubbio in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
In 2013 he is the coach of A.C. (before Christ) Cuneo in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
He was fired on 7 January 2014. Ezio Rossi replaced Sottil on the next day.