Hugo Colace (footballer)

Hugo Colace
Colace in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-06) 6 January 1984
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Morelia (manager)
Youth career
–2001 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Argentinos Juniors 36 (0)
2005–2008 Newell's Old Boys 32 (1)
2007 → Estudiantes (loan) 5 (0)
2007–2008 → Flamengo (loan) 5 (0)
2008–2011 Barnsley 101 (8)
2011–2012 Estudiantes Tecos 21 (1)
2012 Auxerre 3 (0)
2014–2015 All Boys 2 (0)
2015–2016 Olimpo 0 (0)
2016 Deportivo Capiatá 5 (1)
2016–2017 Mons Calpe 20 (5)
2017–2018 Atlético dos Arcos
2018 Paceco 1976 14 (3)
2018 Città di Siderno
2018–2019 Orietana
2019 Mons Calpe 7 (1)
2019–2021 Bangor City
International career
2001 Argentina U17 5 (2)
2003 Argentina U20 7 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2021 Bangor City
2022–2023 Santos Laguna (assistant)
2023–2024 Necaxa (assistant)
2025 Atlético Tucumán (reserves)
2025 Atlético Tucumán (caretaker)
2025–2026 Atlético Tucumán
2026– Atlético Morelia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugo Roberto Colace (born 6 January 1984) is an Argentine football manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Since August 2026 is the manager of Mexican club Atlético Morelia.[1]

He previously played for French side AJ Auxerre, Série A club Flamengo and Argentine top-level clubs.

He left Barnsley on 30 June 2010. He turned down Crystal Palace to return to Barnsley on 20 July. At the end of the 2010–11 Championship season, he was released from Barnsley.

Club career

Born in Buenos Aires, Colace joined Flamengo on 30 August 2007,[2] and on 23 September 2007,[3] he played his first match as a Flamengo player, a Campeonato Brasileiro match against Juventude at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, in which he came as a substitute for Cristian Baroni.[4] He joined English club Barnsley F.C. on a three-year deal on 27 June 2008.[5] During the 2009–10 season, Colace scored 8 goals in all competitions. He received Barnsley's player of the season and player's player of the season award on 21 April 2010, but was not keen on signing a new contract. He finally agreed to return to Oakwell on 20 July 2010, signing a two-year contract.

Colace playing for Barnsley in 2010

Listed for loan due to a loss in form with Barnsley, on 31 May 2011, Colace signed with Mexican club Estudiantes Tecos. Tecos was relegated in the 2011–12 season and he joined Ligue 2 side AJ Auxerre in September 2012.[6]

On 6 November 2015, it was announced that Colace would be spending some time on trial at his former club, Barnsley, in the hope of earning a contract.

On 2 January 2020, Colace signed with Welsh club Bangor City F.C.[7] and became player-manager in 2020. In October 2021 his contract with the club was terminated after a club investigation into his conduct and the team's performance in the league that season.[8] He contested the charges made against him by the club in a statement released on social media and highlighted the lack of payment of staff and players by the club's president.[9]

In December 2024, he became the manager of the reserves team for the Argentine club Atlético Tucumán.[10] On 26 October 2025, he was promoted to manage the first team, replacing Lucas Pusineri.[11] On 24 February 2026 Colace was fired due to a poor start to the season.[12]

On 6 August 2026, he was signed by Mexican team Atlético Morelia.[1]

International career

Colace represented the Argentina national under-20 football team in the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2003, when his country finished in the fourth position. He captained the side which included players such as Carlos Tevez,[13] Javier Mascherano and Pablo Zabaleta.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Hugo Colace releva a Mario Ortiz al frente del Atlético Morelia". El Sol de Morelia (in Spanish). 6 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Hugo Roberto Colace" (in Portuguese). CBF. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  3. ↑ "Sob forte chuva, Ju e Fla empatam" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  4. ↑ "Estréia de Colace dura um minuto" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  5. ↑ "Transfer News and Speculation: 28 June". Belfast Telegraph. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  6. ↑ "AJA : Colace pour un an". L'Équipe (in French). 30 August 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Bangor City: Ex-Barnsley midfielder Hugo Colace joins with Alex Boss". clwbpeldroed. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bangor City announce head coach Hugo Colace's contract is terminated after club investigation". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "HUGO COLACE HITS BACK AFTER BANGOR CITY DISMISSAL". The Bangor Aye. 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Hugo Colace dirigió en Gales, tiene un ayudante italiano y asume en la Reserva de Atlético Tucumán". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 27 December 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Crisis en Atlético Tucumán: Lucas Pusineri se va y Hugo Colace toma el mando". La Gaceta (in Spanish). 26 October 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Siguen los despidos de DTs en el Torneo Apertura: Guillermo Farré dejó Aldosivi y ya son ocho los equipos que cambiaron de entrenador". Clarín (in Spanish). 25 February 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Argentina" (in Portuguese). FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  14. ↑ "Barnsley Player of the Season". Barnsley FC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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