Fabio Coltorti
 Coltorti as a Grasshoppers player (2007) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabio Coltorti | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kriens, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1999 | Kriens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Kriens | 12 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Schaffhausen | 61 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Thun | 58 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Grasshoppers | 77 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Racing Santander | 36 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Lausanne-Sport | 24 | (0) |
| 2012– | RB Leipzig | 91 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Switzerland | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016 | |||
Fabio Coltorti (born 3 December 1980) is a Swiss footballer who plays for German club RB Leipzig as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Coltorti was born in Kriens. During his career in his country he played with hometown's SC Kriens, FC Schaffhausen, FC Thun and Grasshopper Club Zürich, being first-choice for the latter three.
On 30 August 2007 Coltorti penned a four-year contract with Spanish club Racing de Santander, for €1 million.[1] During his first season with the Cantabrians he was mainly restricted to Copa del Rey matches, which also happened in the following; his La Liga debut came on 22 December 2007, in a 1–4 away loss against Sevilla FC.[2]
From mid-December 2009 to February 2010, Coltorti had his longest league run in Racing's goal, benefitting from starter Toño's injury: in the first eight matches the club only lost once, at Villarreal CF (2–0), only conceding seven goals.[3] He would finish the campaign with 23 league appearances, as his team barely avoided relegation after finishing in 16th position.
Toño returned to full fitness for 2010–11, playing in 37 of 38 league games. In mid-June 2011, Coltorti returned to his country and signed a one-year deal with FC Lausanne-Sport.[4] During a league game against BSC Young Boys in early April of the following year he injured his little finger in the final minutes but, rather than leaving the pitch as his team had already used all three substitutes, he relocated his finger back into place and continued playing until the end of the 3–1 away win.[5]
In the 2012 summer, Coltorti joined German club RB Leipzig,[6] helping it promote from the Regionalliga Nord to the 2. Bundesliga in just two years.[7] In late July 2014, he suffered a serious knee injury, going on to be sidelined for several months;[8] on 24 April of the following year he became the first goalkeeper to score a winner from open play in any of the two major levels of German football, netting in the 90th minute for a 2–1 home success over SV Darmstadt 98.[9]
International career
Coltorti was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup despite having only one cap for the Swiss national team, gained in a friendly with Scotland on 1 March 2006.[10]
He also appeared twice for the under-21 team.
References
- ^ "Coltorti ficha por el Racing" (in Spanish). UEFA.com. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "El Sevilla toma aire" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Coltorti salva; Tchité desespera" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Coltorti se compromete un año con el Lausana" (in Spanish). Marca. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Coltorti verteidigt Sieg mit gebrochenem Finger" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Coltorti geht nach Deutschland" (in German). UEFA.com. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "RB Leipzig schreibt mit Aufstieg Geschichte" (in German). Die Welt. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "RB Leipzig-Torhüter Coltorti fällt mit Knieverletzung lange aus" (in German). Die Welt. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Leipzigs Torwart Coltorti schreibt Geschichte" (in German). T-Online. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "New boys enter Swiss fray". UEFA.com. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
External links
- Fabio Coltorti at BDFutbol
- Fabio Coltorti at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Fabio Coltorti at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fabio Coltorti at Soccerway
- Worldfootball profile
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Swiss footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Association football goalkeepers who have scored
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- SC Kriens players
- FC Schaffhausen players
- FC Thun players
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- La Liga players
- Racing de Santander players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- RB Leipzig players
- Switzerland international footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Swiss expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Swiss expatriates in Spain
- Swiss expatriates in Germany