Gonzalo Colsa

Gonzalo Colsa
Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Colsa Albendea
Date of birth	11 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	Script error: No such module "person height".
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1998	Racing B
1998–2001	Racing Santander
1999	→ Logroñés (loan)
2001–2006	Atlético Madrid
2002–2003	→ Valladolid (loan)
2003–2004	→ Mallorca (loan)
2006–2012	Racing Santander
2012–2013	Mirandés
Total
International career
1995	Spain U16
1995	Spain U17
1996–1998	Spain U18
1998–1999	Spain U20
1999–2001	Spain U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gonzalo Colsa Albendea (born 11 May 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who usually played as a central midfielder.

He amassed La Liga totals of 340 games and 29 goals over the course of 14 seasons, representing in the competition Racing de Santander (two spells), Atlético Madrid, Valladolid and Mallorca.

Football career

A product of Racing de Santander's youth ranks, 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 the 2000–01 campaign, with the Cantabrians being relegated from La Liga.

After representing Atlético Madrid, Real Valladolid and RCD Mallorca, Colsa returned to Santander for 2006–07, as an undisputed starter and one of the team's captains.^[1] 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,^[2] and netted two times.^[3]^[4]

As of 21 May 2011^[5]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Supercopa de España		Europe		Total
1997–98	Racing Santander	La Liga	1	0			-				1	0
1998–99	Racing Santander		1	0			-				1	0
1998–99	Logroñés		5	0			-				5	0
1999–00	Racing Santander		18	0			-				18	0
2000–01	Racing Santander		19	3			-				19	3
2001–02	Atlético Madrid		18	0			-				18	0
2002–03	Valladolid		37	5			-				37	5
2003–04	Mallorca		32	3			-				32	3
2004–05	Atlético Madrid		30	3			-				30	3
2005–06	Atlético Madrid		14	1			-				14	1
2006–07	Racing Santander		37	4			-				37	4
2007–08			38	2			-				38	2
2008–09			34	2			-				34	2
2009–10			30	3			-				30	3
2010–11			31	2			-				31	2
Spain			345	28			-				345	28
Career total			345	28							345	28