Fabricio Coloccini

At 42 years old, Fabricio Coloccini has this physical status:

Fabricio Coloccini (Spanish: [faisjo kolotini]; Italian: [kolotti]; born 22 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who competed as a centre-back.

In his native Argentina, Coloccini began his club career at Boca Juniors, attracting the attention of A.C. Milan. He didn't establish himself there and was loaned to four clubs. He joined Newcastle United in August 2008 and was promoted to club captain after making his name at Deportivo La Corua. In April 2012, he was named in the PFA Team of the Year. Coloccini returned to Argentina on July 5th to San Lorenzo, with whom he had previously been on loan.

Coloccini was a member of the Argentina squads that advanced to the finals of the 2004 Copa América and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup on international level, scoring one goal and being a spectator. He was a member of the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championships and a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics.

Coloccini was proclaimed as the incoming Venezuela U-20 boss on April 1st, 2022.

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Club career

Coloccini, a native of Córdoba Province, began his career in Argentinos Juniors' youth team but with Boca Juniors, he made his professional debut in 1998. In his one and only season with Boca, he made one league appearance as a starting line-up. He was a member of Walter Samuel's squad and received a call-up from Argentina's national team. In a 2–2 draw with Unión de Santa Fé, Coloccini scored in his first match, even higher, setting the score.

Coloccini was moved to A.C. Milan in 1999, at the end of the Apertura championship. Because the transfer from Argentina to Italy was not agreed between the two clubs, he was at the center of a controversy between Boca and Milan. Rather, Milan negotiated terms with Coloccini's father (also a former footballer) who used his parental rights to exclude the minor from Argentina. FIFA ordered Milan to compensate Boca following the incident.

In 2000, Coloccini was loaned to San Lorenzo, where he helped the team win the 2001 Clausura tournament. Coloccini was on three loans in La Liga: Alavés (netting six league goals), Atlético Madrid, and Villarreal, where he was always first-choice.

Coloccini joined Deportivo La Corua in January 2005 on a six-year contract after only appearing once for A.C. Milan for the first time. During his three-and-a-half seasons, he was an undisputed starter who played in all the games between 2007–08, scoring four goals, good enough for a UEFA Intertoto Cup berth for the club.

In August 2008, Coloccini joined Newcastle United on a five-year deal for a fee of up to £10.3 million. He made his debut against Manchester United, the reigning league champions, playing 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw.

Coloccini was one of Newcastle's most consistent players on his debut, and he began a friendship with fellow newcomer Sébastien Bassong in his first season. He was not immune to the pressures of defending Newcastle's notorious defence after losing 5–1 to Liverpool, under his most adamant criticism for his role. Despite his failures in the game, Coloccini's boss Joe Kinnear expressed his admiration for the team, saying that he believes his "Mr. It's likely that "reliable" would return. In the 93rd minute, Coloccini was brought to Sunderland. He had been playing every minute of every game for Newcastle all season until this point. He was suspended from Stoke City's 1–1 draw, but he was involved in Newcastle's 1–0 loss to Aston Villa, which saw them relegated.

Despite Newcastle's demotion, Coloccini stayed on and was the club's mainstay of the team's defense all season, working with Steven Taylor, Mike Williamson, Fitz Hall, and Tamás Kádár in the championship's sturdiest backguard. He scored two goals for Newcastle since relegation, a header at Cardiff City, and a third header at Watford. The club was eventually promoted to the Premier League as champions, and Coloccini's outstanding contributions earned him a spot in the Championship's Team of the Year. In the fourth minute of injury time, Coloccini scored his third Newcastle goal against Wigan Athletic, who fell from two goals down to draw 2–2 at St James' Park, with his first goal in the Premier League coming on the same day as he captained Newcastle for the first time. On Tuesday, Coloccini's finish in a 1–1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur marked his 29th birthday and his 100th appearance in Newcastle.

He maintained his fine form for Newcastle into April, resurrecting his friendship with Mike Williamson after a brief association with Steven Taylor in January. In the 4–1 victory over Wolves, Coloccini made numerous forward runs and forward roaming to assist Peter L'venkrands. Alan Pardew, joined by pundit Jamie Redknapp for his contributions to the team's offense, dubbed a "top, top player" by team manager Alan Pardew.

Coloccini was named Newcastle captain for the 2011–12 season on July 8, 2011–12. He and Taylor rekindled their friendship and were instrumental in one of the Premier League's worst defenses by conceding only eight goals in the first 11 games. In the third round of the League Cup, he scored his first goal of the season in the 122nd minute to win the game against Nottingham Forest, where Forest equalized on three occasions. In October, he was selected for the North East Football Writers' Association Player of the Year for 2011. Coloccini was named in the PFA Team of the Year on April 22, 2012. Pardew was so impressed with the way Coloccini played against Sunderland in October that he compared it to England legend Bobby Moore.

Coloccini stunned Newcastle in January 2013 by refusing to move back to Argentina for personal reasons. He wanted to join the team that he helped win the 2001 Clausura San Lorenzo. However, San Lorenzo could not afford his salary or the transfer fee, which Newcastle would need as he still had four years left on his deal. Coloccini stayed at St James' Park until the 2012–13 season, then decide on where his future lies after lengthy talks with club executives and manager Alan Pardew. After lengthy discussions with Pardew, Coloccini reported on June 16 that he was at least staying at Newcastle until the 2013–14 season. Newcastle was also praised as a club, with Coloccini saying that they had done everything possible to keep him loyal. In a 1–0 victory over Liverpool at St James' Park on November 1, 2014, Coloccini made his 200th league appearance for Newcastle. In Newcastle's 2–0 away victory over West Bromwich Albion, he scored his first goal in three years in three years with a header.

Coloccini was linked to a move to Crystal Palace in July 2015 to join former boss Alan Pardew on a permanent basis. Pardew later denied this in a tweet released on August 5, 2015. Coloccini put an end to rumors about his future by a one-year deal extension from 2016-2017, with the option of a further year beyond that.

Coloccini and Newcastle mutually agreed that his employment would be terminated on July 5, 2016, with him moving to Primera División's San Lorenzo the same day.

International career

Coloccini was part of the Argentina Under-20 team that defeated the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, as well as the gold medal winning Argentina team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

He made his international debut with the Argentine senior squad in a 3–1 victory over Libya in Tripoli on April 30. He was a member of the 2004 Copa América team but he was forced to forfeit 4–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw. In a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier, he scored his first international goal on September 4th, 2004, in a 3–1 away victory over Peru. He later competed in the 2005 Confederations Cup, where Argentina finished runners-up to Brazil after losing by 4–1 in the final.

Following a 1–1 draw, Coloccini played in two games, as a replacement against the Netherlands and then against hosts Germany in the quarter-finals, which resulted in a 5–3 penalty shootout loss. In Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Brazil on September 6, 2009, Coloccini was an unused replacement. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he was ruled out of the national team. Coloccini was recalled to the Argentina squad under new coach Alejandro Sabella for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru in September 2012. In a 5–2 victory over Paraguay on September 10, Coloccini won by 90 minutes, securing Argentina's place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

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