Francesco Colonnese
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Francesco Colonnese is an Italian
Italy
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 former football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

.

Club

He began his career in Potenza
Potenza
-Transportation:Potenza is a rail junction on the main line from Salerno to Taranto, managed by FS Trenitalia; it has also a connection to Altamura, served by the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane regional company...

 - where he played from 1989 to 1991 - before moving first to Giarre
Giarre
Giarre is an Italian town and comune on the east coast of Sicily in the province of Catania. It is bounded by the comuni of Mascali, Riposto, Acireale, Santa Venerina, Milo and Sant'Alfio...

 Football and then to Cremonese, where he made 66 appearances.

In the 1994-1995 season, Colonnese was bought by AS Roma to strengthen the defensive department, but disappointed the expectations of manager Carlo Mazzone
Carlo Mazzone
Carlo "Carletto" Mazzone is an Italian football manager.A former centre back who played several seasons for his beloved team, AS Roma, other than Spal and Ascoli, where he played for nine season, Mazzone left the playing career in season 1968-1969, to become the manager of Ascoli itself, in Serie...

 and played only 5 games.

In 1995 he signed for Napoli on loan - spending 2 years there - and from season 1997-1998, F.C. Internazionale, who won the UEFA Cup in Paris in 1998.

From 2000 to 2004 he signed for Roman club SS Lazio - then the current champions of Serie A. After 4 years at the Olimpico he left to finish his career in Siena
Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...

 (2004-2006).

National team

Francesco Colonnese was capped for Italy national under-21 football team
Italy national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...

 between 1993 to 1994. He won the 4th place at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
1993 Mediterranean Games
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 men's football tournament with U-23.

External links

Stats. at Siena site National Team stats.
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