Fabricio Coloccini

Fabricio Coloccini (born 22 January 1982) is a former Argentine football player.

Fabricio Coloccini

Personal information
Full name	Fabricio Coloccini
Date of birth	(1982-01-22) 22 January 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
0000–1998	Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Boca Juniors	1	(1)
1999–2004	A.C. Milan	1	(0)
2000–2001	→ San Lorenzo (loan)	19	(3)
2001–2002	→ Alavés (loan)	33	(6)
2002–2003	→ Atlético Madrid (loan)	27	(0)
2003–2004	→ Villarreal (loan)	32	(1)
2004–2008	Deportivo La Coruña	105	(5)
2008–2016	Newcastle United	248	(6)
2016–2021	San Lorenzo	55	(0)
2021	Aldosivi	20	(0)
Total		541	(22)
International career
2003–2014	Argentina	39	(1)
Managerial career
2022–2023	Venezuela U-20
Medal record Representing Argentina Men's Football Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team Competition FIFA World Youth Championship Winner 2001 Argentina U-20 Copa América Runner-up 2004 Peru FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up 2005 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[1]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Boca Juniors	1998–99	Argentine Primera División	1	1	0	0	—		0	0	1	1
A.C. Milan	1999–2000	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2004–05	Serie A	1	0	3	0	—		1[a]	0	5	0
	Total		1	0	3	0	—		1	0	5	0
San Lorenzo (loan)	2000–01	Argentine Primera División	19	3	0	0	—		0	0	19	3
Alavés (loan)	2001–02	La Liga	33	6	0	0	—		—		33	6
Atlético Madrid (loan)	2002–03	La Liga	27	0	0	0	—		—		27	0
Villarreal (loan)	2003–04	La Liga	32	1	0	0	—		11[b]	0	43	1
Deportivo La Coruña	2004–05	La Liga	15	1	0	0	—		0	0	15	1
	2005–06	La Liga	26	0	4	0	—		0	0	30	0
	2006–07	La Liga	26	0	2	0	—		—		28	0
	2007–08	La Liga	38	4	0	0	—		—		38	4
	Total		105	5	6	0	—		0	0	111	5
Newcastle United	2008–09	Premier League	34	0	2	0	2	0	—		38	0
	2009–10	Championship	37	2	3	0	0	0	—		40	2
	2010–11	Premier League	35	2	1	0	1	0	—		37	2
	2011–12	Premier League	35	0	1	0	3	1	—		39	1
	2012–13	Premier League	22	0	0	0	1	0	7[c]	0	30	0
	2013–14	Premier League	27	0	0	0	1	0	—		28	0
	2014–15	Premier League	32	1	0	0	4	0	—		36	1
	2015–16	Premier League	26	1	1	0	0	0	—		27	1
	Total		248	6	8	0	12	1	7	0	275	7
San Lorenzo	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	12	0	4	0	0	0	4[d]	0	20	0
	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	13	0	0	0	0	0	2[e]	0	15	0
	2018–19	Argentine Primera División	13	0	4	0	3	0	3[d]	0	23	0
	2019–20	Argentine Primera División	16	0	1	0	1	0	8[e]	0	26	0
	2021	Argentine Primera División	1	0	0	0	0	0	3[d]	0	4	0
	Total		55	0	9	0	4	0	20	0	88	0
Aldosivi	2021	Argentine Primera División	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Career total			541	22	26	0	16	1	39	0	622	23

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
2. Seven appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup, four appearances in UEFA Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
5. Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2003	3	0
	2004	8	1
	2005	11	0
	2006	4	0
	2007	0	0
	2008	6	0
	2009	1	0
	2010	1	0
	2011	0	0
	2012	1	0
	2013	3	0
	2014	1	0
Total		39	1

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Coloccini goal.

List of international goals scored by Fabricio Coloccini

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	4 September 2004	Lima, Peru	Peru	2–1	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[3]

Honours

Boca Juniors

• Primera División: Apertura 1998, Clausura 1999

San Lorenzo

• Primera División: Clausura 2001

Villarreal

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003^[4]

Newcastle United

• Football League Championship: 2009–10

Argentina U20

• FIFA World Youth Championship: 2001

Argentina U23

• Olympic Gold Medal: 2004

Argentina

• Copa América runner-up: 2004
• FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2005

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2009–10 Championship,^[5] 2011–12 Premier League^[6]
• Newcastle United Player of the Year: 2010–11^[7]
• North-East FWA Player of the Year: 2011^[8]