Francesco Colonnese
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Potenza, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Potenza | 34 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Giarre | 22 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Cremonese | 66 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Roma | 5 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | → Napoli (loan) | 47 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Inter Milan | 56 | (2) |
| 2000–2004 | Lazio | 12 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Siena | 34 | (1) |
| Total | 276 | (3) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Francesco Colonnese (born 10 August 1971) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a full-back.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Born in Potenza, Colonnese began his career in Potenza - where he played from 1989 to 1991 – before moving first to Giarre Football and then to Cremonese, where he made 66 appearances.
In the 1994–95 season, Colonnese was bought by AS Roma to strengthen the defensive department, but disappointed the expectations of manager Carlo Mazzone and played only 5 games.
In 1995, he signed for Napoli on loan – spending two years there – and played for Inter Milan during the 1997–98 season, with whom he won the UEFA Cup over SS Lazio in Paris in 1998.
From 2000 to 2004 he signed for Roman club Lazio – then the reigning Serie A champions. After four years at the Olimpico he left to finish his career with Siena (2004–2006).
International career
[edit | edit source]Francesco Colonnese was capped for Italy national under-21 football team between 1993 and 1994. He finished in fourth place with the Italy U-23 Olympic side at the 1993 Mediterranean Games men's football tournament.
Style of play
[edit | edit source]A physically strong and tenacious defender, Colonnese was known for his man-marking ability, and was capable of playing both as a right-sided full-back and as a central defender, or even as a sweeper. Throughout his career, he was given the nickname Ciccio Colonna, a reference to the Italian diminutive of his name, as well as his physical, hard-tackling playing style and tough marking of his opponents.[1][2][3][4] He was also known for his ability to mark fast players.[5]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Lazio[6]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- (in Italian) Stats. at Siena site
- Stats. at Inter site
- (in Italian) Club Stats.
- (in Italian) National Team stats.
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Potenza
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- Italian men's footballers
- Footballers from Basilicata
- Men's association football defenders
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- UEFA Europa League–winning players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Potenza SC players
- ASD Giarre Calcio 1946 players
- US Cremonese players
- AS Roma players
- Inter Milan players
- SS Lazio players
- Siena FC SSD players
- SSC Napoli players
- Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy
- Italian football defender, 1970s birth stubs