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{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1980)}}
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| name = Fabio Coltorti
| image = Fabio Coltorti RB Leipzig 23-05-2015.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Coltorti in 2015
| fullname = Fabio Coltorti<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Switzerland |publisher=FIFA |page=27 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kriens]], [[Switzerland]]
| height = {{height|m=1.97}}
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub =
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| youthyears1 = 1987–1999 | youthclubs1 = [[SC Kriens|Kriens]] 
| years1 = 1999–2001 | clubs1 = [[SC Kriens|Kriens]] | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2001–2003 | clubs2 = [[FC Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]] | caps2 = 61 | goals2 = 0  
| years3 = 2003–2005 | clubs3 = [[FC Thun|Thun]] | caps3 = 58 | goals3 = 0 
| years4 = 2005–2007 | clubs4 = [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]] | caps4 = 77 | goals4 = 0 
| years5 = 2007–2011 | clubs5 = [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] | caps5 = 36 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]] | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2012–2018 | clubs7 = [[RB Leipzig]] | caps7 = 92 | goals7 = 1
| totalcaps = 360 | totalgoals = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0 
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'''Fabio Coltorti''' (born 3 December 1980) is a Swiss former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].

==Club career==
Coltorti was born in [[Kriens]]. During his career in his country, he played with [[SC Kriens]], [[FC Schaffhausen]], [[FC Thun]] and [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]], being first choice for the latter three sides.

On 30 August 2007, Coltorti penned a four-year contract with Spanish club [[Racing de Santander]], for [[Euro|€]]1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=577146.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140625233331/http://es.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=577146.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 June 2014|title=Coltorti ficha por el Racing|trans-title=Coltorti signs for Racing|publisher=UEFA|language=Spanish|date=30 August 2007|accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref> During [[2007–08 La Liga|his first season]] with the [[Cantabria]]ns he was mainly restricted to [[Copa del Rey]] [[2007–08 Copa del Rey|matches]], which also happened in [[2008–09 La Liga|the following]]; his [[La Liga]] debut came on 22 December 2007, in a 1–4 away loss against [[Sevilla FC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2007/12/22/futbol/1198356613.html|title=El Sevilla toma aire|trans-title=Sevilla breathe|newspaper=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|last=Cejas Rubio|first=Antonio|language=Spanish|date=22 December 2007|accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref>

From mid-December 2009 to February 2010, Coltorti had his longest league run in Racing's goal, benefitting from starter [[Toño (footballer, born 1979)|Toño]]'s injury. In the first eight matches the team only lost once, at [[Villarreal CF]] (2–0), conceding just seven goals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2010/03/25/mas_futbol/1269502015_850215.html|title=Coltorti salva; Tchité desespera|trans-title=Coltorti saves; Tchité despairs|newspaper=[[Diario AS]]|last=Matilla|first=Alfredo|language=Spanish|date=25 March 2010|accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref> He would finish [[2009–10 La Liga|the campaign]] with 23 league appearances, as they barely avoided relegation after finishing in 16th position.

Toño returned to full fitness for [[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]], playing 37 of 38 league games. In mid-June 2011, Coltorti returned to his country and signed a one-year deal with [[FC Lausanne-Sport]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2011/06/16/futbol/equipos/racing/1308214865.html|title=Coltorti se compromete un año con el Lausana|trans-title=Coltorti commits to Lausanne for one year|newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|last=Fernández|first=Pedro|language=Spanish|date=16 June 2011|accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref> 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 [[Substitute (association football)|substitutes]], he relocated his finger back into place and continued playing until the end of the 3–1 away win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/sport/fussball/Die-Young-Boys-jagen-Luzern/story/12729160|title=Coltorti verteidigt Sieg mit gebrochenem Finger|trans-title=Coltorti defends win with broken finger|newspaper=[[Tages-Anzeiger]]|language=German|date=9 April 2012|accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref>

In the summer of 2012, Coltorti joined German club [[RB Leipzig]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://de.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=sui/news/newsid=1829398.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624091902/http://de.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=sui/news/newsid=1829398.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 June 2012|title=Coltorti geht nach Deutschland|trans-title=Coltorti goes to Germany|publisher=UEFA|language=German|date=20 June 2012|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> helping it promote from the [[Regionalliga Nord]] to the [[2. Bundesliga]] in just two years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/article127579165/RB-Leipzig-schreibt-mit-Aufstieg-Geschichte.html|title=RB Leipzig schreibt mit Aufstieg Geschichte|trans-title=RB Leipzig make history with promotion|newspaper=[[Die Welt]]|language=German|date=3 May 2014|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> In late July 2014 he suffered a serious knee injury, going on to be sidelined for several months.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/regiolinegeo/sachsen/article130445585/RB-Leipzig-Torhueter-Coltorti-faellt-mit-Knieverletzung-lange-aus.html|title=RB Leipzig-Torhüter Coltorti fällt mit Knieverletzung lange aus|trans-title=RB Leipzig goalkeeper Coltorti out for several months with knee injury|newspaper=Die Welt|language=German|date=22 July 2014|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> On 24 April of the following year he became the first goalkeeper to score a winner from open play in any of the [[German football league system|two major levels of German football]], netting in the [[Last-minute goal|90th minute]] for a 2–1 home victory over [[SV Darmstadt 98]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.t-online.de/sport/fussball/2-bundesliga/id_73780644/rb-leipzig-fabio-coltorti-schreibt-mit-tor-fussball-geschichte.html|title=Leipzigs Torwart Coltorti schreibt Geschichte|trans-title=Leipzig goalkeeper Coltorti makes history|publisher=[[T-Online]]|language=German|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>

Coltorti's maiden and only appearance in the [[Bundesliga]] took place on 1 April 2017, as the 36-year-old was in goal during the 4–0 home win against Darmstadt.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bild.de/bundesliga/1-liga/saison-2016-2017/spielbericht-rb-leipzig-gegen-sv-darmstadt-98-am-26-Spieltag-46930106.bild.html|title=AllerHAND! Illegales Tor von Keita|trans-title=Crass! Keita's goal should not have stood|newspaper=[[Bild]]|language=German|date=1 April 2017|accessdate=1 April 2017}}</ref> He announced his retirement in August 2018, with a [[testimonial match]] due to be held in his honour the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/coltorti-beendet-karriere-bei-rb-leipzig-und-bekommt-ein-abschiedsspiel/|title=Coltorti beendet Karriere bei RB Leipzig und bekommt ein Abschiedsspiel|trans-title=Coltorti ends career at RB Leipzig and gets a farewell match|publisher=Sport Buzzer|last=Grimm|first=Anne|language=German|date=22 August 2018|accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref>

==International career==
Coltorti was called up to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] despite having only one [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for the [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland national team]], won in a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] with [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] on 1 March 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0252-0cddbaca701b-0b178ca60769-1000--new-boys-enter-swiss-fray/|title=New boys enter Swiss fray|publisher=UEFA|date=22 February 2006|access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arcinfo.ch/articles/sports/une-annee-bien-lancee-33008|title=Une année bien lancée...|trans-title=Year begins well...|work=[[ArcInfo (newspaper)|ArcInfo]]|last=Perrin|first=Emile|language=French|date=2 March 2006|accessdate=21 October 2020}}</ref> He also appeared twice for the [[Switzerland national under-21 football team|under-21 side]].

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