A dashing flanker, thanks to his not extremely powerful body build type, he debuted in the championship with Benetton Treviso, with which he played for all of his career.

He captained the team during the second, and in the third, he joined the try-scoring players hall of fame with a try scored against Rugby Rovigo.

[1] After retiring from the playing career in 1994, Dolfato focused on the clothing company he founded, Dominae.

On 7 July 1997 he was killed in a road incident on the Postumia Highway 53, Dolfato crashed head-on with a car, while driving a BMW R100 motorcycle, and died before medical aid arrived.

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