Hugo Roberto Colace

Football player infobox
playername = Hugo Colace


fullname = Hugo Roberto Colace
height = height|m=1.78
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|1|6
cityofbirth = Buenos Aires
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub = Barnsley
clubnumber = 5
position = Defensive midfielder
youthyears = –2001
youthclubs = Argentinos Juniors
years = 2001–2004
2005–2008
2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Argentinos Juniors
Newell´s Old Boys
→ Estudiantes (loan)
→ Flamengo (loan)
Barnsley
caps(goals) = 36 (0)
32 (1)
05 (0)
05 (0)
02 (0)
nationalyears = 2003
nationalteam = Argentina U-20
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 20 April 2008

Hugo Roberto Colace, usually known as Hugo Colace (born January 6 1984 in Buenos Aires), is an Argentine football defensive midfielder currently playing for Barnsley of the Championship

National team

In 2003, Hugo Colace represented the Argentina national under-20 football team in the FIFA World Youth Championship, when his country finished in the fourth position. He captained the side which included many class players, including Manchester United's Carlos Tevez.pt icon cite web | title = Argentina | url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/teams/team=1888242.html | accessdate = 2007-10-11 | publisher=FIFA ]

Club career

On August 30, 2007, he joined Flamengo,pt icon cite web | title = Hugo Roberto Colace | url=http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=188484 | accessdate = 2007-10-11 | publisher=CBF ] and on September 23, 2007,pt icon cite web | title = Sob forte chuva, Ju e Fla empatam | url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/Flamengo/0,,MUL108992-4282,00.html | accessdate = 2007-10-11 | date = 2007-09-23 | publisher=Globo Esporte ] 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.pt icon cite web | title = Estréia de Colace dura um minuto | url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/Flamengo/0,,MUL109031-4282,00-ESTREIA+DE+COLACE+DURA+UM+MINUTO.html | accessdate = 2007-10-11 | date = 2007-09-23 | publisher=Globo Esporte ]

On June 27, 2008, he joined English club Barnsley on a three year deal.cite web | title = Transfer News and Speculation: 28 June | url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premiership/article3842625.ece | accessdate = 2008-07-09 | date = 2008-06-28 | publisher=Belfast Telegraph ]

References

External links

*pt icon [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=188484 Player profile at the Brazilian FA database]