1. Fabricio Coloccini failed to establish himself there and was loaned to four clubs.
21 Facts About Fabricio Coloccini
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On 5 July 2016, Fabricio Coloccini returned to Argentina to join San Lorenzo, with whom he had previously played fifteen years ago.
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At international level, Fabricio Coloccini represented Argentina on 39 occasions between 2003 and 2014, scoring one goal, and was a member of the teams that reached the finals of the 2004 Copa America and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup; he took part at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Fabricio Coloccini made one league appearance, as a starting line-up, in his one and only season with Boca.
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Fabricio Coloccini played in Walter Samuel's position, who received a call-up from the Argentina national team.
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In December 1999, at the end of the Apertura championship, Fabricio Coloccini moved to AC Milan.
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Fabricio Coloccini was at the centre of a controversy between Boca and Milan, because the transfer from Argentina to Italy was not agreed between the clubs.
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On 22 January 2000, less than a month since moving to Italy, Fabricio Coloccini turned 18 and joined AC Milan's senior team that at the time featured a number of his fellow countrymen and national team players, namely Roberto Ayala, Andres Guglielminpietro, and Jose Chamot, the latter of whom joined the club in the same transfer window.
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In January 2001, Fabricio Coloccini was loaned to San Lorenzo where he helped the team to win the 2001 Clausura tournament.
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From 2001 to 2004, Fabricio Coloccini served three consecutive loans in La Liga: Alaves, Atletico Madrid, and Villarreal, where he was always first-choice.
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Fabricio Coloccini joined Deportivo La Coruna in January 2005, on a six-year deal.
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Fabricio Coloccini scored two goals for Newcastle since relegation, a header at Cardiff City, and another header at Watford.
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On 22 April 2012, Fabricio Coloccini was named in the PFA Team of the Year.
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In January 2013, Fabricio Coloccini stunned Newcastle by asking for a transfer back to Argentina citing personal reasons.
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Fabricio Coloccini's preference was to move to the team he helped win the 2001 Clausura, San Lorenzo.
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Fabricio Coloccini praised Newcastle as a club, saying that they had done everything possible to make him stay.
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In July 2015, Fabricio Coloccini was linked with a move to Crystal Palace to link up with former manager Alan Pardew on a permanent deal.
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On 5 July 2016, Fabricio Coloccini mutually agreed with Newcastle that his contract would be terminated, with him signing for Primera Division side San Lorenzo that same day.
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Fabricio Coloccini was part of the Argentina Under-20 that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, as well as the gold medal winning Argentina team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Fabricio Coloccini was an unused substitute in Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Brazil on 6 September 2009.
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Fabricio Coloccini was absent from the national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.