Fabricio Coloccini

Who is this?

Fabricio Tomás Coloccini (Spanish: [faˈβɾisjo koloˈtʃini]; Italian: [kolotˈtʃiːni]; born 22 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the current assistant coach of Fernando Gago for Universidad de Chile. Coloccini began his club career at Boca Juniors in his native Argentina attracting the attention of AC Milan. He failed to establish himself there and was loaned to four clubs. After making his reputation at Deportivo La Coruña he joined Newcastle United in August 2008 and, in July 2011, was promoted to club captain. In April 2012 he was named in the PFA Team of the Year. On 5 July 2016, Coloccini returned to Argentina to join San Lorenzo, with whom he had previously played fifteen years ago. After four more seasons with the club, he transferred to Aldosivi, where he spent his last season as a player before retiring at the age of 40. At international level, Coloccini represented Argentina on 39 occasions between 2003 and 2014, scoring one goal, and was a member of the teams that reached the finals of the 2004 Copa América and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup; he also took part at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At youth level, he was a member of the sides that won 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, and the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics.

Career

1. 1982
   Born
2. 1998
   Joined Boca Juniors
3. 1999
   Joined AC Milan
4. 2000
   Joined San Lorenzo de Almagro
5. 2001
   Joined Deportivo Alavés
6. 2002
   Joined Atlético Madrid
7. 2003
   Joined Villarreal CF
8. 2003
   Joined Argentina men's national association football team
9. 2004
   Joined Deportivo de La Coruña
10. 2008
    Joined Newcastle United F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Alta Gracia
• •Citizenship: Argentina
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football