Julio Colombo

Julio Colombo
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–1997 CN de Basse-Terre
1997–2002 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2010 Montpellier 89 (0)
International career
2004 France U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio Colombo (born 22 February 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender for Montpellier HSC. In June 2015, he was arrested by the police during an anti-drug operation.

Personal life

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On 15 June 2015, Colombo was arrested by the police during "Hyphen", an anti-drug operation led by France and Italy. The police dismantled an international drug trafficking linked to the Calabrian mafia "'Ndrangheta" questioning 17 suspected criminals including three members of an influential Italian clan. Colombo was one of 12 people jailed in France.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Un ex-footballeur montpelliérain arrêté lors d'une opération anti-drogue" [Former Montpellier footballer arrested during anti-drug operation]. Midi Libre (in French). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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