In an Ibrox dressing room currently boasting 15 different nationalities, Rangers target Antonio Colak should have no
problems settling right in. The German-born Croatia striker speaks an incredible seven different languages having sampled life in four different countries.
And while the ability to walk the walk on the pitch has drawn the eye of Gers boss Gio van Bronckhorst, the 28-year-old reckons the knack of being able to talk the talk in the dressing room has been just as crucial to his career. Colak started his nomadic footballing journey – which has so far seen him chalk up spells with 10 different clubs, six of them in Germany – in the regional Rhineland leagues with Karlsruher, before progressing on to the Bundesliga with Nurnberg. His first move abroad lead to a loan stint with Polish outfit Lechia Gdansk.
And since then Colak has also registered time with Rijeka in Croatia, in Sweden with Malmo and at current club PAOK from Greece. It was while in Sweden that he first crossed paths with Gers, with his deadly double at Ibrox last August wrecking Steven Gerrard’s bid to lead the club back into the Champions League groups, setting in motion a chain of events that would eventually see van Bronckhorst to replace the former Liverpool icon as gaffer.
