Gustavo Colman

Gustavo Colman

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Alejandro Colman
Date of birth	April 19, 1985 (1985-04-19)
Place of birth	Pilar, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder, Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Trabzonspor
Number	20
Youth career
1998–2000	CA Platense
2000–2003	Chacarita Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Chacarita Juniors	32	(3)
2006–2008	Germinal Beerschot	44	(4)
2008–	Trabzonspor	114	(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Gustavo Colman (born April 19, 1985 in Pilar, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Trabzonspor of the Turkish Süper Lig in Turkey.

Club career

Chacarita Juniors

Colman started his career at Chacarita Juniors in the Primera Division Argentina in 2003 but at the end of the 2003–2004 season Los Funebreros were relegated to the Argentine 2nd division.

Germinal Beerschot

In 2006 Colman was signed by K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, which the deal turn permanent in March 2007, for €300,000. Chacarita Juniors retained 20% economic rights of the player. At the Belgian club, Colman quickly obtained a place in the starting eleven and finished sixth with Germinal in the season of 2006–2007.

Trabzonspor

Colman's outstanding play led to the reports of interest from the Turkish side Trabzonspor.

On May 22, 2008 Colman was signed on a 5-year contract by Trabzonspor, for €2.3 million transfer fee. He is a fan favorite midfield player with accurate long passes, powerful shots and tireless defensive performances. In Turkish Superlig 2008–2009 season he played 26 games and scored 4 goals (1 penalty) for the Trabzonspor.^{[citation needed]}

In August 2008, 3 months after his signing with Trabzonspor, his former club Chacarita Juniors informed FIFA that Trabzonspor did not deposit solidarity contribution to Chacarita Juniors as well as the buy-out fee of the 20% rights. In June 2009 Trabzonspor informed FIFA that it willing to pay solidarity contribution but in instalments. However the first instalment was not deposited in July, thus FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber passed a decision on 26 February 2010, ordered Trabzonspor to pay €80,500. The decision delivered several months later. However, partial ownership for footballer was not recognized in FIFA.

On Jun 22, 2011, Colman's contract was extended by the club for a further 3 years, until the end of 2015-2016 Süper Lig season. Colman's reported salary will be 1,155,000€ each year.

External links

• Statistics at Guardian StatsCentre
• TFF Profile (Turkish)
• BDFA Profile (Spanish)