Riccardo Colombo

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| name = Riccardo Colombo

| image = Riccardo Colombo.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1982|12|1}}

| birth_place = Varese, Italy

| height = 1.83m

| position = Full-back, wing-back

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| youthyears1 = 1999–2000 | youthclubs1 = Pro Patria

| years1 = 2000–2003 | clubs1 = Pro Patria | caps1 = 34 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2003–2008 | clubs2 = AlbinoLeffe | caps2 = 128 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2008 | clubs3 = → Udinese (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008–2010 | clubs4 = Torino | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2010 | clubs5 = → Triestina (loan) | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2010–2012 | clubs6 = Reggina | caps6 = 50 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = Novara | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = Cittadella | caps8 = 23 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2014–2016 | clubs9 = Salernitana | caps9 = 61 | goals9 = 4

| years10 = 2016–2022 | clubs10 = Pro Patria | caps10 = 138 | goals10 = 10

| manageryears1 = 2023–2025 | managerclubs1 = Pro Patria

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Riccardo Colombo (born 1 December 1982) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender, and current coach.

Playing career

In the 2008–09 season, Colombo played three games in the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.[http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/2008/calcio/Players/player_p181064.shtml]

During the 2009–10 season, ultras of Torino attacked the players during David Di Michele's birthday party.{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieB/07-01-2010/torino-senza-pace-602573468254.shtml|title=Il Torino è senza pace Ora si parla di sciopero|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|first=Fabrizio|last=Turco|language=it|date=2010-01-07|accessdate=2010-05-15}}{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=722099&cc=4716|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622101320/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=722099&cc=4716|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2011|title=Torino fans in player restaurant attack|work=ESPN Soccernet|date=2010-01-07|accessdate=2010-05-15}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Riccardo Colombo: "Qui C'e' Professionismo".|url=http://www.propatriaclubs.com/2016/11/riccardo-colomboqui-ce-professionismo.html|access-date=17 October 2021}} After five seasons with the club, on 27 June 2021 Colombo announced his retirement.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-26|title=Addio Riccardo Colombo: Ultima stagione da calciatore per il capitano della Pro Patria|url=https://www.sempionenews.it/sport/addio-riccardo-colombo-ultima-stagione-da-calciatore-per-il-capitano-della-pro-patria/|access-date=17 October 2021|website=Sempione News|language=it-IT}} Colombo returned to playing for one more season to play in the 2021–22 Serie C, before retiring for good.

Coaching career

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.{{cite web |language=it |date=7 July 2023 |accessdate=9 August 2023 |url=https://www.varesenews.it/2023/07/da-capitano-ad-allenatore-riccardo-colombo-e-il-nuovo-mister-della-pro-patria/1664456/ |title=Da capitano ad allenatore: Riccardo Colombo è il nuovo mister della Pro Patria |publisher=VareseNews.it}}

On 27 January 2025, Colombo resigned from his post in charge of Pro Patria with immediate effect.{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=28 January 2025 |date=27 January 2025 |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/pro-patria-finisce-l-avventura-di-colombo-in-panchina-ha-rassegnato-le-dimissioni-2062147 |publisher=Tuttomercatoweb |title=Pro Patria, finisce l'avventura di Colombo in panchina. Ha rassegnato le dimissioni}}