Riccardo Colombo (born 1 December 1982) is an Italian former

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who played as a defender.

Club career

In the 2008–09 season, Colombo played three games in the 2008–09 Coppa Italiabr>
During the 2009–10 season,

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of Torino attacked the players during

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's birthday party. After the incident the players involved: Di Michele,

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, Riccardo Colombo, Aimo Diana, Marco Pisano,

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were transferred to other clubs and only

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and

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were remained. On 26 November 2016, Colombo returned to Pro Patria. After five seasons with the club, on 27 June 2021 Colombo announced his retirement. Colombo returned to playing for one more season to play in the

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, before retiring for good.

References

External links

Profile at gazzetta.it
1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Varese Footballers from Lombardy Italian footballers Association football defenders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players U.C. AlbinoLeffe players Udinese Calcio players Torino F.C. players U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players Reggina 1914 players Novara F.C. players A.S. Cittadella players U.S. Salernitana 1919 players {{Italy-footy-defender-1980s-stub