Gonzalo Collao

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Gonzalo Collao
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Collao lining up with Chile U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Antonio Collao Villegas
Date of birth (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Coquimbo, Chile
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Audax Italiano
Youth career
Coquimbo Unido
2012–2016 Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Universidad de Chile 0 (0)
2018Cobreloa (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 Extremadura B 25 (0)
2020–2021 Extremadura 3 (0)
2021–2022 Istra 1961 5 (0)
2023 Palestino 4 (0)
2024– Audax Italiano 0 (0)
International career
2017 Chile U20 4 (0)
2018 Chile 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024

Gonzalo Antonio Collao Villegas (born 9 September 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Audax Italiano.

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Club career

Born in Coquimbo, Collao joined Universidad de Chile's youth setup at the age of 14, from Coquimbo Unido. [1] He was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2017 season, and made his senior debut on 22 July of that year by coming on as a substitute for injured Fernando de Paul in a 2–0 Copa Chile win against Ñublense. [2]

In January 2018, Collao joined Cobreloa in Primera B on loan for one year. [3] He returned to his parent club in the following year, after making eight appearances.

On 26 August 2019, Collao agreed to a deal with Segunda División side Extremadura UD on a free transfer, effective as of 1 January 2020; [4] [5] he was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División. On 24 January 2020 he joined the Spanish club. [6]

On 10 July 2021, he moved to Istra 1961 in the Croatian Prva HNL on a deal for three seasons. [7]

At the end of 2022, he returned to his homeland and joined Palestino for the 2023 season. [8] However, he ended it in July of the same year. [9] The next year, he joined Audax Italiano. [10]

International career

Collao represented Chile at under-20 level before being called up for the full side on 14 March 2018, for two friendlies against Denmark and Sweden. [11] He made his full international debut on 31 May, in a 3–2 friendly loss against Romania. [12]

Personal life

In the second half of 2023, Collao started to study nutrition and health, not retiring from football at the time. [13]

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References

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