Hugo Colace (footballer)

Hugo Colace

Colace playing for Barnsley in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-01-06) January 6, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Necaxa (Assistant)
Youth career
–2001	Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Argentinos Juniors	36	(0)
2005–2008	Newell's Old Boys	32	(1)
2007	→ Estudiantes (loan)	5	(0)
2007–2008	→ Flamengo (loan)	5	(0)
2008–2011	Barnsley	101	(8)
2011–2012	Estudiantes Tecos	21	(1)
2012	Auxerre	3	(0)
2014–2015	All Boys	2	(0)
2015–2016	Olimpo	0	(0)
2016	Deportivo Capiatá	5	(1)
2016–2017	Mons Calpe	20	(5)
2017–2018	Atlético dos Arcos
2018	Paceco 1976	14	(3)
2018	Città di Siderno
2018–2019	Orietana
2019	Mons Calpe	7	(1)
2019–2021	Bangor City
International career
2001	Argentina U17	5	(2)
2003	Argentina U20	7	(0)
Managerial career
2020–2021	Bangor City
2022–2023	Santos Laguna (Assistant)
2023–	Necaxa (Assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019

Hugo Roberto Colace (born January 6, 1984) is an Argentine football manager and former professional footballer who was most recently manager of Bangor City in the Cymru North.

He previously played for French side AJ Auxerre, Série A club Flamengo and Argentine top-level clubs.

He left Barnsley on June 30, 2010. He turned down Crystal Palace to return to Barnsley on July 20. At the end of the 2010–11 Championship season, he was released from Barnsley.

Club career

Born in Buenos Aires, Colace joined Flamengo on August 30, 2007, ^[1] and on September 23, 2007, ^[2] 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. ^[3] He joined English club Barnsley on a three-year deal on June 27, 2008. ^[4] During the 2009–10 season, Colace scored 8 goals in all competitions. He received Barnsley's player of the season and player's player of the season award on April 21, 2010, but was not keen on signing a new contract. He finally agreed to return to Oakwell on July 20, 2010, signing a two-year contract.

Listed for loan due to a loss in form with Barnsley, on May 31, 2011, Colace signed with Mexican club Estudiantes Tecos. Tecos was relegated in the 2011–12 season and he joined Ligue 2 side AJ Auxerre in September 2012. ^[5]

On 6 November 2015 it was announced that Colace would be spending some time on trial at his former club, Barnsley, in the hope of earning a contract.

On 2 January 2020, Colace signed with Welsh club Bangor City F.C. ^[6] and became player-manager in 2020. In October 2021 his contract with the club was terminated after a club investigation into his conduct and the team's performance in the league that season. ^[7] He contested the charges made against him by the club in a statement released on social media and highlighted the lack of payment of staff and players by the club's president. ^[8]

International career

Colace represented the Argentina national under-20 football team in the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2003, when his country finished in the fourth position. He captained the side which included players such as Carlos Tevez, ^[9] Javier Mascherano and Pablo Zabaleta.

Club career statistics

(correct as of July 19, 2010)

Club	Season	League			Cup [10]			Europe			Play-Offs			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Argentinos	2001–2002	8	0	?	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	0	?
Argentinos	2002–03	17	0	?	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	0	?
Argentinos	2003–04	7	0	?	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	0	?
Argentinos	2004–05	4	0	?	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	?
Total	2001–2005	36	0	?	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	0	?
Newell's Old Boys	2005–06	19	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	1	0
Newell's Old Boys	2006–07	13	0	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	0	3
Total	2005-200	32	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	1	3
Estudiantes (loan)	2007–08	4	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	0
Flamengo (loan)	2007–08	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0	0
Barnsley	2008–09	34	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	0	0
Barnsley	2009–10	42	7	5	4	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	46	8	5
Total	2008–2010	76	7	5	5	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	81	8	5
Career totals		151	8	8	5	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	156	9	8

Honours

Individual

• Barnsley Player of the Year: 2009–10 ^[11]

References

1. "Hugo Roberto Colace" (in Portuguese). CBF. Retrieved October 11, 2007.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "Sob forte chuva, Ju e Fla empatam" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. September 23, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
3. "Estréia de Colace dura um minuto" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. September 23, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
4. "Transfer News and Speculation: 28 June". Belfast Telegraph. June 28, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "AJA : Colace pour un an". L'Équipe (in French). August 30, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
6. "Bangor City: Ex-Barnsley midfielder Hugo Colace joins with Alex Boss". clwbpeldroed. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
7. "Bangor City announce head coach Hugo Colace's contract is terminated after club investigation". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
8. "HUGO COLACE HITS BACK AFTER BANGOR CITY DISMISSAL". The Bangor Aye. October 28, 2021. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
9. "Argentina" (in Portuguese). FIFA. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
10. Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
11. "Barnsley Player of the Season". Barnsley FC. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

External links

• Roberto Colace – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Roberto Colace at Soccerbase
• Player profile at the Brazilian FA database ^{[ permanent dead link ]}(in Portuguese)
• Hugo Colace at Soccerway