Roberto Colacone

Roberto Colacone
Personal information
Full name Roberto Colacone
Date of birth (1974-04-26) April 26, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth San Donato Milanese, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Parma 1 (0)
1994–1995 Carrarese 28 (9)
1995–1996 SPAL 32 (11)
1996–1997 Foggia 29 (7)
1997–2000 Lucchese 98 (25)
2000 Treviso 1 (0)
2000 Ravenna 4 (0)
2001–2002 Como 40 (9)
2002–2003 Vicenza 8 (0)
2003 Genoa 19 (2)
2004–2005 Ascoli 62 (18)
2005–2007 Modena 75 (7)
2008 AlbinoLeffe 11 (2)
2008 Modena 10 (1)
2008–2010 Ancona 67 (12)
2010–2011 Cremonese 22 (0)
2011–2012 Monza 30 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Colacone (born 26 April 1974) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.

He spent most of his career in Serie B and Serie C1, and only played once in Serie A.

Career

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Colacone started his career at Parma. He made his Serie A debut on 9 April 1994, against A.S. Roma. He then played for two Serie C1 clubs and Serie B club Foggia, and joined Lucchese of Serie B in summer 1997. Lucchese relegated to Serie C1 in summer 1999, but gave a chance for Colacone. He scored 14 goals in Serie C1 that season. In summer 2000, he was signed by Treviso of Serie B, but in October left for league rival Ravenna, and in January 2003 for Como (Serie C1).

Colacone followed Como promoted to Serie B in summer 2001, but when Como won promotion to Serie A in summer 2002, he was loaned to Vicenza of Serie B for next season. He then played for Genoa in Serie B, and left for league rival Ascoli for just 6 months. On 30 June 2005, he signed for Modena of Serie B on free transfer, but Ascoli later offered a place in Serie A.

In January 2008, he joined AlbinoLeffe of Serie B.

Italian football scandal

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On 18 June 2012 Colacone was suspended for 4 years due to 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°101/CDN (2011–12)" (PDF). Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale (in Italian). FIGC. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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