Roberto Colautti
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Damián Colautti | ||
Date of birth | 24 May 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Boca Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 |
Boca Juniors | 6 | (1) |
2002 |
Lugano | 9 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Banfield | 32 | (10) |
2003–2004 |
Boca Juniors | 11 | (1) |
2004–2007 | Maccabi Haifa | 90 | (39) |
2007–2010 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 57 | (9) |
2010–2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 71 | (20) |
2013–2014 |
Anorthosis Famagusta | 32 | (15) |
2014–2015 |
AEK Larnaca | 23 | (8) |
Total | 331 | (103) | |
International career | |||
2006–2010 | Israel | 21 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roberto Damián Colautti (
Colautti played for the German team
Early and personal life
Colautti was born in Córdoba, Argentina. His grandfather was from Udine in northeastern Italy.[1]
He acquired an Israeli citizenship in 2007, two years after marrying his Israeli girlfriend Alvit Strauss (sister of Israeli goalkeepers Sagi Strauss and Ram Strauss) and on account of their marriage. They have four daughters.
Club career
Early career
Colautti was raised in Lozada, a settlement of 1,000 inhabitants near Córdoba. After playing semi-professionally in the city, he attracted the attention of Boca Juniors from Buenos Aires.[1]
In 2002, Colautti moved to Europe for the first time to play for
Maccabi Haifa
Colautti joined Israeli team Maccabi Haifa in 2004. In his first season with Maccabi he was the top scorer in the 2004–05 Israeli Premier League with 19 goals from 30 appearances in Haifa's championship season. In the 2005–06 Israeli Premier League, Colautti was the league's second top scorer with 13 strikes from 28 matches in Haifa's successful title defence. He was also involved in their victory in the 2005–06 Toto Cup. In the 2006–07 Israeli Premier League, Colautti scored seven times in 32 matches, where Haifa finished the league in fifth place.
In the first round of the
Colautti played 90 league matches for Maccabi Haifa, scoring 39 goals. He won two championship titles with The Greens and was a key part of their successful UEFA Cup campaign.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
He joined second-division German side Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee,[2] and dealt with injuries for most of this season. He did however manage to score 3 goals in his 10 appearances. Mönchengladbach finished first in the 2. Bundesliga to gain promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2008–09 season.
Colautti's second season at Borussia Park was again interrupted by injuries, and he only played 24 Bundesliga matches out of a possible 34; of which ten were starts. He scored a crucial goal for Mönchengladbach on 10 May 2009 against
Maccabi Tel Aviv
On 29 March 2010, he signed a contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv and returned to Israel in July that year.[4] On 1 August 2010, Colautti scored his first goal at Maccabi Toto Cup win against Maccabi Netanya. His first season in yellow was a tough one after the club underperformed and Colautti himself struggled to score. He lost his place with the first 11 and remained a substitute for the rest of the season. After all, Colautti managed to score nine league goals for Maccabi and an overall of 13 goals in 40 appearances during the season.
AEK Larnaca
Colautti joined
International career
On 2 September 2006, Colautti made his debut for the
Colautti was granted full
International goals
- Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Colautti goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 September 2006 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
2 | 15 November 2006 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | Croatia | 1–0 | 3–4 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
3 | 3–4 | |||||
4 | 28 March 2007 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | Estonia | 2–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
5 | 2 June 2007 | Macedonia
|
Macedonia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
6 | 6 June 2007 | Andorra La Vella , Andorra
|
Andorra | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
Honours
Club
Boca Juniors
Maccabi Haifa
- Israeli Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06
- Toto Cup: 2005–06
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Individual
- Israeli Premier League Top goal scorer: 2004–05
References
- ^ a b c "Interview mit Roberto Colautti Teil I: »Borussia ist ein großer Verein«" (in German). fohlen-hautnah.de. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Roberto Colautti". skysports.com. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "Borussia Monchengladbach 1–0 Schalke". espnstar.com. 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Gladbachs Colautti zieht es zurück in die Heimat" (in German). Focus. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ "καταρχήν συμφωνία με Roberto Colautti". AEK Larnaca (in Greek). 27 June 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "AEK produce first upset as season kicks off in Cyprus". Cyprus Mail. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Group E Round-Up". skysports.com. 2 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ Boker (2007), Bar-On approves citizenship for soccer players Tamuz and Colautti, Haaretz, 26 June. Accessed 9 July 2007.
External links
- Roberto Colautti – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Roberto Colautti at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roberto Colautti at Soccerway