Diego Colotto

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Diego Colotto

| image = 130911 Diego Colotto.jpg

| caption = Colotto in 2013

| fullname = Diego Daniel Colotto

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|3|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Río Cuarto, Argentina

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2001–2004 | clubs1 = Estudiantes LP | caps1 = 116 | goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2005–2007 | clubs2 = Tecos | caps2 = 82 | goals2 = 9

| years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = Atlas | caps3 = 31 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2008–2012 | clubs4 = Deportivo La Coruña | caps4 = 113 | goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2012–2015 | clubs5 = Espanyol | caps5 = 82 | goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = Pune City | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2016 | clubs7 = Lanús | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016–2018 | clubs8 = Quilmes | caps8 = 28 | goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 458 | totalgoals = 30

| nationalyears1 = 2001 | nationalteam1 = Argentina U20 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 1

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}}

Diego Daniel Colotto (born 10 March 1981) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a central defender.

After starting out at Estudiantes he went on to spend most of his professional career in Spain, with Deportivo[http://www.laopinioncoruna.es/deportivo/2013/05/28/colotto-olvida-depor/726525.html Colotto no olvida al Dépor (Colotto does not forget Dépor)]; La Opinión A Coruña, 28 May 2013 (in Spanish) and Espanyol.

Club career

Born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Colotto started his professional career with Estudiantes de La Plata, making his Primera División debut on 16 February 2001 in a 1–1 draw against Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield and eventually becoming an automatic first-choice with the La Plata club. In December 2004, Tecos F.C. from Mexico paid US$1,100,000 for his services and, almost three years later, he was signed by another team in the country, Club Atlas, playing nearly 150 competitive matches between the two.

On 30 August 2008, Colotto signed for Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, for €2.5 million.[http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/deportes/2008/09/02/0003_7107002.htm El Dépor contrata a Diego Colotto y vende a Xisco al Newcastle (Dépor hire Diego Colotto and sell Xisco to Newcastle)]; La Voz de Galicia, 1 September 2008 (in Spanish) In his first season in La Liga he backed up Alberto Lopo and Zé Castro[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2008/09/04/pagina-25/605874/pdf.html Zé Castro avisa a Colotto (Zé Castro warns Colotto)]; Mundo Deportivo, 4 September 2008 (in Spanish)[http://www.laopinioncoruna.es/deportes/2009/03/14/colotto-titular-vuelta-blanco/268528.html Colotto puede ser titular tras toda una vuelta casi en blanco (Colotto may start after 19 matches unused)]; La Opinión A Coruña, 14 March 2009 (in Spanish) but, on 2 October, scored twice against SK Brann in the first round of the UEFA Cup: after the Galicians lost 0–2 in Norway, his brace – after heading home two corner kicks – took the game to extra time and an eventual penalty shootout, where the home team prevailed to reach the group stage.[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=578433&sec=europe&cc=5739 UEFA Cup: Depor survive Brann penalty scare] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115021443/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=578433&sec=europe&cc=5739 |date=15 November 2012 }}; ESPN Soccernet, 2 October 2008

In the following seasons, Colotto relegated Portuguese Castro to the bench and partnered Lopo at the heart of the back sector, under Miguel Ángel Lotina.[http://sevilla.abc.es/20100908/deportes/lotina-planea-cambios-medular-20100908.html Lotina planea cambios en la medular ante el Sevilla (Lotina planning midfield changes against Sevilla)]; ABC, 8 September 2010 (in Spanish)[http://www.laopinioncoruna.es/deportes/2011/01/12/lotina-dara-descanso-copa-colotto-fijo-defensa/456168.html Lotina dará descanso en la Copa a Colotto, un fijo en la defensa (Lotina to rest defensive mainstay Colotto in Cup)]; La Opinión A Coruña, 12 January 2011 (in Spanish) In the 2009–10 campaign two of his three league goals came in both matches against CD Tenerife (1–0 away,[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275776&cc=5739 Colotto header secures Depor win] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025195956/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275776&cc=5739 |date=25 October 2012 }}; ESPN Soccernet, 3 October 2009 3–1 at the Estadio Riazor[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275638&cc=5739 Depor ease to maximum points] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025200017/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275638&cc=5739 |date=25 October 2012 }}; ESPN Soccernet, 6 March 2010) as Deportivo finished tenth.

On 22 June 2012, free agent Colotto joined fellow league team RCD Espanyol on a three-year contract.[https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/espanyol/171430.html Diego Colotto ficha por el Espanyol (Diego Colotto signs for Espanyol)]; Vavel, 22 June 2012 (in Spanish) In 2013–14, he equalled a career-best four goals[https://elpais.com/deportes/2014/02/16/actualidad/1392573639_745562.html El Espanyol rompe el traje al Athletic (Espanyol tear Athletic a new one)]; El País, 16 February 2014 (in Spanish)[https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-internacional/espana/Sabella-Colotto-Pincha_0_1098490401.html Sabella, Colotto es Pincha (Sabella, Colotto is a Pincha)]; Olé, 9 March 2014 (in Spanish)[http://www.marca.com/2014/04/13/futbol/1adivision/1397422985.html Espanyol y Rayo apalabran la permanencia (Espanyol and Rayo negotiate survival)]; Marca, 13 April 2014 (in Spanish)[https://as.com/futbol/2014/05/11/primera/1399825806_571970.html El Espanyol se salva y desploma a Osasuna (Espanyol save themselves and make Osasuna collapse)]; Diario AS, 11 May 2014 (in Spanish) as the Catalans narrowly avoided relegation.

Colotto spent the 2015 season in the Indian Super League, with FC Pune City.[http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/fc-pune-city-sign-up-argentine-defender-diego-colotto/article7575382.ece FC Pune City sign up Argentine defender Diego Colotto]; The Hindu, 24 August 2015 In February 2016, at nearly 35, he returned to his country and agreed to a six-month deal at Club Atlético Lanús with the option of further extending it.[https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/argentina/nota/_/id/2589416/diego-colotto-es-nuevo-jugador-de-lanus Diego Colotto es nuevo jugador de Lanús (Diego Colotto is a new Lanús player)]; ESPN, 6 February 2016 (in Spanish)

Colotto spent the 2016–17 campaign with Quilmes Atlético Club, acting as team captain[https://www.ole.com.ar/quilmes/realismo-Colotto_0_1708629179.html El realismo de Colotto (Colotto's down-to-earthness)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021003802/https://www.ole.com.ar/quilmes/realismo-Colotto_0_1708629179.html |date=21 October 2017 }}; Olé, 20 December 2016 (in Spanish) and eventually suffering relegation to the Primera B Nacional. He was then released on 19 July 2017 alongside six players as the board of directors feared injuries that would imply that the contracts be automatically renewed,[http://www.elgrafico.com.ar/2017/06/19/C-24443-quilmes-excluyo-a-siete-jugadores.php Quilmes excluyó a siete jugadores (Quilmes ousted seven players)]‚ El Gráfico, 19 June 2017 (in Spanish) only to return the following month and put pen to a paper to a new contract.[http://www.perspectivasur.com/3/nota.php?nota_id=64587 Diego Colotto renovará su contrato y seguirá el Quilmes un año más (Diego Colotto will renew his contract and will stay another year in Quilmes)]‚ Perspectiva Sur, 19 July 2017 (in Spanish)

International career

Colotto was part of the Argentina under-20 team that competed at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship on home soil. He played all the matches and minutes for the eventual winners during the tournament, scoring in the final against Ghana (3–0).{{FIFA player|184325}}

Honours

=Club=

Deportivo

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008
Segunda División: 2011–12[http://www.rtve.es/deportes/20120527/deportivo-culmina-ascenso-primera-division/531884.shtml Fútbol {{!}} Segunda División – El Deportivo culmina el ascenso a Primera División (Football {{!}} Second Division – Deportivo confirm promotion to Primera División)]; RTVE, 27 May 2012 (in Spanish)

=International=

Argentina

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2001

References

External links

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Category:1981 births

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Category:Footballers from Río Cuarto, Córdoba

Category:Argentine men's footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

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Category:Primera Nacional players

Category:Estudiantes de La Plata footballers

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Category:Liga MX players

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