Gonzalo Colsa
Gonzalo Colsa Albendea (born 2 April 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who usually played as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Colsa Albendea | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Racing B | 28 | (6) |
| 1998–2001 | Racing Santander | 39 | (3) |
| 1999 | → Logroñés (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Atlético Madrid | 62 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | → Valladolid (loan) | 37 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | → Mallorca (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2006–2012 | Racing Santander | 188 | (14) |
| 2012–2013 | Mirandés | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 394 | (35) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Spain U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 1995 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Spain U18 | 21 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Spain U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 1999–2001 | Spain U21 | 12 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2016 | Racing Santander (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ponferradina (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He amassed La Liga totals of 340 matches and 29 goals over 14 seasons, representing in the competition Racing de Santander (two spells), Atlético Madrid, Valladolid and Mallorca.
Club career
A product of Racing de Santander's youth academy, Colsa was born in Santander, and he appeared sporadically with the first team (with an unassuming second division stint with CD Logroñés in between) during his first four seasons, although he scored three goals in 19 games in 2000–01, with the Cantabrians being relegated from La Liga.
After representing Atlético Madrid, Real Valladolid and RCD Mallorca, Colsa returned to Santander for 2006–07 campaign, as an undisputed starter and one of the team's captains.[3] In his second season in the second spell he appeared in all the matches as Racing achieved a first-ever qualification to the UEFA Cup,[4] and netted two times.[5][6]
Colsa retired in June 2013 at the age of 34, after appearing rarely for second level side CD Mirandés. Starting in March 2015 he went on to work as an assistant coach under former Racing teammate Pedro Munitis, at that club[7] and SD Ponferradina.[8]
International career
Colsa was part of the Spain squad that won the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria, contributing with four appearances to the feat.[9] He made his debut for the under-21s on 9 October of that year, in a 2–1 home win against Israel for the 2000 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[10]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| Racing B | 1997–98 | Segunda División B | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| Racing Santander | 1997–98 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1999–00 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2000–01 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| Subtotal | 39 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 3 | ||||
| Logroñés (loan) | 1998–99 | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Madrid | 2001–02 | Segunda División | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | La Liga | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2005–06 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Subtotal | 62 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 76 | 4 | |||
| Valladolid (loan) | 2002–03 | La Liga | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 6 | ||
| Mallorca (loan) | 2003–04 | La Liga | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |
| Racing Santander | 2006–07 | La Liga | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Subtotal | 188 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 205 | 14 | |||
| Mirandés | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 394 | 35 | 53 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 408 | 36 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
Honours
References
- "Gonzalo Colsa" (in Spanish). Eurosport. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "Gonzalo COLSA Albendea". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "Munitis seguirá siendo el capitán del Racing" [Munitis to continue as Racing captain]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 July 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- "El Racing se mete por primera vez en la UEFA al ganar a Osasuna (1–0)" [Racing reach UEFA for the first time after beating Osasuna (1–0)]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 18 May 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- "Máxima eficacia del 'EuroRacing'" [Maximum efficiency from 'EuroRacing']. Marca (in Spanish). 13 January 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- "A las puertas del descenso" [Knocking on relegation's door]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 April 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- "Munitis y Colsa aceptan la oferta del Racing" [Munitis and Colsa accept Racing's offer]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 5 March 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Pedro Munitis, nuevo entrenador de la Ponferradina" [Pedro Munitis, new Ponferradina manager]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Qué fue de los campeones del mundo sub20" [What happened to the under-20 world champions]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 April 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "España 2–1 Israel" [Spain 2–1 Israel] (in Spanish). UEFA. 9 October 1999. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- Gonzalo Colsa at BDFutbol
- "Colsa". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
External links
- Gonzalo Colsa at BDFutbol
- Gonzalo Colsa – FIFA competition record