Francesco Colonnese
_-_Francesco_Colonnese_(cropped).jpg) Colonnese with Inter Legends team at Stamford Bridge in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Colonnese | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Potenza, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 |
Internazionale | 56 | (2) |
| 2000–2004 |
Lazio | 12 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 |
Siena | 34 | (1) |
| Total | 276 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francesco Colonnese (born 10 August 1971) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a full-back.
Club career
Born in
In the 1994–95 season, Colonnese was bought by
In 1995, he signed for
From 2000 to 2004 he signed for Roman club Lazio – then the reigning
International career
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
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
Lazio[6]
References
- ^ "Colonnese, voglia di rimettersi in gioco" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 5 July 2004. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Lodovico Maradei; Germano Bovolenta (27 April 1998). "Juve, fuga tra i veleni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Giulia Costantini (1 April 2009). "Francesco Colonnese: "Il calcio: la parte più bella della mia vita"" (in Italian). www.lalaziosiamonoi.it. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Will Magee (7 August 2017). "Five of the best defences of Serie A's golden era, ft. Milan, Juve, Inter, Parma". www.planetfootball.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Curino, Luca; Cecere, Nicola; Laudisa, Carlo (4 August 1998). "l' Inter fa l' esame al gioiellino Owen". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Francesco Colonnese". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Francesco Colonnese" (in Italian). Inter F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
- (in Italian) Stats. at Siena site
- Stats. at Inter site
- (in Italian) Club Stats.
- (in Italian) National Team stats.
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