Hugo Colace (footballer)
Hugo Roberto Colace (born January 6, 1984) is an Argentine football manager and former professional footballer who is currently manager of Bangor City in the Cymru North.
 Colace playing for Barnsley in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 6, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bangor City (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Argentinos Juniors | 36 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Newell's Old Boys | 32 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Flamengo (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Barnsley | 101 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Estudiantes Tecos | 21 | (1) |
| 2012 | Auxerre | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | All Boys | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Olimpo | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Deportivo Capiatá | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Mons Calpe | 20 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Atlético dos Arcos | ||
| 2018 | Paceco 1976 | 14 | (3) |
| 2018 | Città di Siderno | ||
| 2018–2019 | Orietana | ||
| 2019 | Mons Calpe | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Bangor City | ||
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Argentina U17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2003 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2020– | Bangor City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2019 | |||
He previously played for French side AJ Auxerre, Série A club Flamengo and Argentine top level clubs.
He left Barnsley on June 30, 2010. After a lot of deliberation he turned down Crystal Palace to return to Barnsley on July 20 as he decided against moving to London. At the end of the 2010–11 Championship season, he was released from Barnsley.
Club career
Born in Buenos Aires, Colace joined Flamengo on August 30, 2007,[1] and on September 23, 2007,[2] he played his first match as a Flamengo player, a Campeonato Brasileiro match against Juventude at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, in which he came as a substitute for Cristian.[3] He joined English club Barnsley on a three-year deal on June 27, 2008.[4] During the 2009-10 season, Colace scored 8 goals in all competitions. He received Barnsley's player of the season and player's player of the season award on April 21, 2010, but was not keen on signing a new contract. He finally agreed to return to Oakwell on July 20, 2010, signing a two-year contract.
Listed for loan due to a loss in form with Barnsley, on May 31, 2011 Colace signed with Mexican club Estudiantes Tecos. Tecos was relegated in the 2011-12 season and he joined Ligue 2 side AJ Auxerre in September 2012.[5]
On 6 November 2015 it was announced that Colace would be spending some time on trial at his former club, Barnsley, in the hope of earning a contract.
On 2 January 2020, Colace signed with Welsh club Bangor City F.C. [6]
International career
Colace represented the Argentina national under-20 football team in the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2003, when his country finished in the fourth position. He captained the side which included players such as Carlos Tevez,[7] Javier Mascherano and Lionel Messi.
Club career statistics
- (correct as of July 19, 2010)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[8] | Europe | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Argentinos | 2001–2002 | 8 | 0 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | ? |
| Argentinos | 2002–03 | 17 | 0 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | ? |
| Argentinos | 2003–04 | 7 | 0 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | ? |
| Argentinos | 2004–05 | 4 | 0 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | ? |
| Total | 2001–2005 | 36 | 0 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 0 | ? |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2005–06 | 19 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2006–07 | 13 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 2005-200 | 32 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 1 | 3 |
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2007–08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Flamengo (loan) | 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnsley | 2008–09 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnsley | 2009–10 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 8 | 5 |
| Total | 2008–2010 | 76 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 81 | 8 | 5 |
| Career totals | 151 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 156 | 9 | 8 | |
References
- "Hugo Roberto Colace" (in Portuguese). CBF. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
- "Sob forte chuva, Ju e Fla empatam" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. September 23, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
- "Estréia de Colace dura um minuto" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. September 23, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
- "Transfer News and Speculation: 28 June". Belfast Telegraph. June 28, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
- "AJA : Colace pour un an". L'Équipe (in French). August 30, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- "Bangor City: Ex-Barnsley midfielder Hugo Colace joins with Alex Boss". clwbpeldroed. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- "Argentina" (in Portuguese). FIFA. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
External links
- Roberto Colace – FIFA competition record
- Roberto Colace at Soccerbase
- Player profile at the Brazilian FA database (in Portuguese)
- Hugo Colace at Soccerway