Roberto Colombo (born 24 August 1975) is an Italian former professional
football
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goalkeeper
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.
Football career
Early career
Colombo was the product of
A.C. Milan youth rank. He was on loan to
Valdagno
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Geography
The town extends along the ...
(Serie C2),
Fiorenzuola
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(Serie C1),
Solbiatese (Serie C2) and
Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
(Serie B), before joining Milan's first team at the first half of 1999–00 season.
Padova
In January 2000, he joined
Calcio Padova
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(Serie C2). He helped the club promote to Serie C1 in summer 2001, but the following season he made only one appearance. He became the first choice goalkeeper again in summer 2003.
He played 126 league games for the club, before joining
San Marino Calcio
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(Serie C1). In
San Marino
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, he just missed one Serie C1 game, out of 34 (plus two relegation playoff ties).
Bologna
Since the departure of
Gianluca Pagliuca
Gianluca Pagliuca (; born 18 December 1966) is an Italian football coach and former professional goalkeeper.
He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation, and one of Italy's best keepers ever. Throughout his c ...
and
Emanuele Manitta, Colombo and
Francesco Antonioli
Francesco Stefano Antonioli (born 14 September 1969) is an Italian former footballer who played as goalkeeper. He was the oldest footballer in Serie A until his club Cesena were relegated to Serie B at the end of the 2011–12 season, after wh ...
were signed by Bologna as backup and first choice keepers respectively.
In May 2010, at the end of Serie A season, he was borrowed by A.C. Milan for a club friendly against
D.C. United
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.
Triestina
In August 2010 he signed a one-year contract as first choice keeper with
Triestina
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.
Napoli
In July 2010 he signed with Serie A side
Napoli .
Cagliari
In January 2015 he joined
Cagliari
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as a third-choice keeper.
Honours
Napoli
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Coppa Italia
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History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
:
2011–12,
2013–14
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Supercoppa Italiana
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:
2014
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References
External links
Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2006–07)
1975 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Monza
Italian footballers
Italy youth international footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
A.C. Milan players
U.S. Fiorenzuola 1922 S.S. players
A.C. Monza players
Calcio Padova players
Bologna F.C. 1909 players
A.S.D. Victor San Marino players
U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players
S.S.C. Napoli players
Cagliari Calcio players
Footballers from Lombardy
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