... and now the Toon skipper is facing a gruelling 6,500-mile round trip to the Middle East next month.
Coloccini, 30, has only just returned from a hamstring problem originally suffered while last on international duty.
Coloccini has been called up by Argentina, along with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, for a friendly against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on November 14.
The game is sandwiched between Newcastle’s Premier League fixtures against West Ham United and Swansea City.