BMG may refer to:

• .50 BMG, a cartridge developed for the Browning .50 caliber machine gun in the late 1910s
• BMG (banjo, mandolin, and guitar), a magazine, founded in 1903 by Clifford Essex (1869–19??) of London, England
• Bank Mendes Gans, a Dutch bank, founded in 1883 and located in the centre of Amsterdam
• Bertelsmann Music Group, a division of Bertelsmann before the sale of its assets on October 1, 2008, see also BMG Rights Management
• Beth Medrash Govoha, a Haredi yeshiva in Lakewood Township, New Jersey
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world
• Blue Man Group, a creative organization that produces theatrical shows and concerts featuring music, comedy and multimedia
• Borussia Mönchengladbach, a German football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Bulk metallic glasses, a type of amorphous metal
• Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (previously Badan Meteorologi dan Geofisika), the Indonesian non-departmental government agency for meteorology, climatology, and geophysics
• Monroe County Airport (Indiana) (IATA code: BMG), a county-owned public-use airport
• Red Army Faction (previously Baader-Meinhof Group), one of post–World War 2 Germany's most violent and prominent left wing groups

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Roberto Colautti

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Damián Colautti
Date of birth	(1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 30)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Number	24
Youth career
	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2002	Boca Juniors	6	(0)
2002	Lugano	9	(0)
2002–2003	Banfield	32	(10)
2003–2004	Boca Juniors	11	(1)
2004–2007	Maccabi Haifa	90	(39)
2007–2010	Borussia Mönchengladbach	57	(9)
2010–	Maccabi Tel Aviv	38	(15)
National team‡
2006–2010	Israel	21	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 21 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:30, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Roberto Damián Colautti (Hebrew: רוברטו קולאוטי‎; born 24 May 1982 in Córdoba, Argentina) is a naturalized Israeli football striker who plays as a striker for Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the Israeli Premier League, and internationally for the Israel national football team.

Personal life[link]

In March 2006, Colautti married his Israeli girlfriend, Elvit Strauss (the sister of Sagi Strauss), allowing him to receive Israeli citizenship and to play for the Israel national football team. He is of Italian descent.^[1]

Club career[link]

Maccabi Haifa[link]

Colautti joined Israeli team Maccabi Haifa from Boca Juniors in 2004. In his first season with Maccabi he was the top scorer in the 2004–05 Israeli Premier League with 19 goals from 30 appearances in Haifa's championship season. In the 2005–06 Israeli Premier League, Colautti was the league's second top scorer with 13 strikes from 28 matches in Haifa's successful title defence. He was also involved in their victory in the 2005–06 Toto Cup. In the 2006–07 Israeli Premier League, Colautti scored seven times in 32 matches, where Haifa finished the league in fifth place.

In the first round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, Roberto Colautti scored Maccabi Haifa's third goal against Litex Lovech, giving the Israeli side a 4–2 aggregate victory. Then, in the group stage, Colautti secured a 3–1 victory over the French side AJ Auxerre at home, scoring Maccabi Haifa's third goal in the 58th minute, with Colautti rounding the Auxerre goalkeeper Fabien Cool, before slotting the ball home from a tight angle. Arguably Colautti's and Maccabi Haifa's most important goal, however, was his equalizer against AS Livorno Calcio in Livorno, Italy. In the second half, deep into injury time, in the 93rd minute, he dispatched Gustavo Boccoli's cross with a close-range header to deny Livorno a win, ending the match with a result of 1–1. The goal in the second leg of the Round of 32 encounter with PFC CSKA Moscow, in the 14th minute, proved to be the winning goal, with Maccabi Haifa having drawn the first leg in Vladikavkaz, Russia, 0–0. Colautti's goal sent Maccabi Haifa through against CSKA, the team that had won the UEFA Cup only two years previously.

Colautti played 90 league matches for Maccabi Haifa, scoring 39 goals. He won two championship titles with The Greens and was a key part of their successful UEFA Cup campaign.

Borussia Mönchengladbach[link]

He joined second-division German side Mönchengladbach on 1 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee,^[2] and dealt with injuries for most of this season. He did however manage to score 3 goals in his 10 appearances. Mönchengladbach finished first in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga to gain promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2008–09 season.

Colautti's second season at Borussia Park was again interrupted by injuries, and Colautti only played 24 Bundesliga matches out of a possible 34; of which ten were starts. He did score a crucial goal for Mönchengladbach on 10 May 2009 against Schalke in the 90th minute to score a valuable 1–0 win in his side's fourth last league match of the season.^[3] This was the Israeli forward's only goal of the season; although he did score two goals in an 8–1 victory over VfB Fichte Bielefeld in a DFB Pokal tie. This late strike proved to be instrumental in securing Borussia's survival in the Bundesliga, as they finished one point clear of being forced to play-off for their position in the league, and just two points ahead of Karlsruher SC, who finished bottom.

Maccabi Tel Aviv[link]

On 29 March 2010, he signed a contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and returned to Israel in July that year.^[4] On 1 August 2010, Colautti scored his first goal at Maccabi Toto Cup win against Maccabi Netanya. His first season in yellow was a tough one after the club underperformed and Colautti himself struggled to score. He lost his place with the first 11 and remained a substitute for the rest of the season. After all, Colautti managed to score nine league goals for Maccabi and an overall of 13 goals in 40 appearances during the season.

International career[link]

On 2 September 2006, Colautti made his debut for the Israel national football team, having received clearance from FIFA only two days before the match. His debut saw Israel defeat Estonia 1–0 in Tallinn, Estonia. Colautti scored the only goal of the match in the 9th minute.^[5] He has scored a brace against Croatia and further goals against Andorra, Macedonia and another goal against Estonia. All of his goals have come in Israel's EURO 2008 qualifiers; in his first seven matches, he had six international goals to his name.

International goals[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
01.	2 September 2006	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0 – 1	0 – 1	Euro 2008 qualifying
02.	15 November 2006	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Croatia	1 – 0	3 – 4	Euro 2008 qualifying
03.	15 November 2006	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Croatia	3 – 4	3 – 4	Euro 2008 qualifying
04.	28 March 2007	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Estonia	2 – 0	4 – 0	Euro 2008 qualifying
05.	2 June 2007	National Arena Philip II of Macedon, Skopje, Macedonia	Macedonia	1 – 2	1 – 2	Euro 2008 qualifying
06.	6 June 2007	Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra La Vella, Andorra	Andorra	0 – 2	0 – 2	Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours[link]

Team Honours[link]

• Israeli Premier League (2):
  • 2004–05, 2005–06

• Toto Cup (1):
  • 2005–06

• 2. Bundesliga (1):
  • 2007–08

Individual[link]

• Israeli Premier League Top goal scorer (1):
  • 2004–05

References[link]

External links[link]

• Roberto Colautti – FIFA competition record
• Roberto Colautti at National-Football-Teams.com
• Roberto Colautti profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours (palmares) and timeline