Riccardo_Colombo
Riccardo Colombo
Italian footballer
Riccardo Colombo (born 1 December 1982) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender, and current coach in charge of Serie C Group A club Pro Patria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1982-12-01) 1 December 1982 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Varese, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pro Patria (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Pro Patria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Pro Patria | 34 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | AlbinoLeffe | 128 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Udinese (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Torino | 33 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Triestina (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Reggina | 50 | (2) |
| 2013 | Novara | 17 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Cittadella | 23 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Salernitana | 61 | (4) |
| 2016–2022 | Pro Patria | 138 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Pro Patria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In the 2008–09 season, Colombo played three games in the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.
During the 2009–10 season, ultras of Torino attacked the players during David Di Michele's birthday party.[1][2] After the incident the players involved: Di Michele, Massimo Loviso, Riccardo Colombo, Aimo Diana, Marco Pisano, Francesco Pratali, Paolo Zanetti were transferred to other clubs and only Rolando Bianchi, Matteo Rubin and Angelo Ogbonna were remained.
On 26 November 2016, Colombo returned to Pro Patria.[3] After five seasons with the club, on 27 June 2021 Colombo announced his retirement.[4] Colombo returned to playing for one more season to play in the 2021–22 Serie C, before retiring for good.
After retirement, Colombo stayed in at Pro Patria, working alongside head coach Jorge Vargas as his assistant. On 7 July 2023, Colombo was promoted to head coach.[5]
- Turco, Fabrizio (2010-01-07). "Il Torino è senza pace Ora si parla di sciopero". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- "Torino fans in player restaurant attack". ESPN Soccernet. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- "Riccardo Colombo: "Qui C'e' Professionismo"". Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- "Addio Riccardo Colombo: Ultima stagione da calciatore per il capitano della Pro Patria". Sempione News (in Italian). 2021-06-26. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- "Da capitano ad allenatore: Riccardo Colombo è il nuovo mister della Pro Patria" (in Italian). VareseNews.it. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- Profile at gazzetta.it (in Italian)
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