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

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

Career

Colacone started his career at

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. He made his Serie A debut on 9 April 1994, against

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. He then played for two

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clubs and Serie B club

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, 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

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of Serie B, but in October left for league rival

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, and in January 2003 for

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(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

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of Serie B for next season. He then played for

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in Serie B, and left for league rival

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for just 6 months. On 30 June 2005, he signed for

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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

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

References

External links

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