José Luis Calderón

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José Luis Calderón
Personal information
Full name José Luis Calderón
Date of birth October 24, 1970 (1970-10-24) (age 37)
Place of birth    La Plata, Argentina
Height 178cm
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Arsenal de Sarandí
Number 7
Youth clubs
 ? Defensores Cambaceres
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1989-1991
1992-1995
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
2000-2001
2001-2003
2003
2004-2005
2005-2007
2007-present
Defensores Cambaceres
Estudiantes de La Plata
Independiente
Napoli
Independiente
Club América
CF Atlas
Independiente
Arsenal de Sarandí
Estudiantes de La Plata
Arsenal de Sarandí
 ? (?)
139 (52)
41 (23)
6 (0)
76 (34)
43 (9)
69 (28)
7 (0)
49 (20)
64 (26)
25 (8)   
National team
1997 Argentina 5 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18 April 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

José Luis Calderon (born October 24, 1970 in La Plata, Argentina) is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Arsenal de Sarandí in his home country.

After a promising spell in the youth system of Club Defensores de Cambaceres, he was transferred to the team he's a fan of—Estudiantes, where his goals helped the team return from relegation in 1994. Later, he has played for Club Atlético Independiente and Arsenal de Sarandí in Argentina, as well as CF Atlas and Club América in Mexico. He also played for Italian side S.S.C. Napoli during the 1997-98 season.

Nicknamed "Caldera", he is well known for a 48-metre goal he scored against Boca Juniors in 1998 and for his hat trick against Estudiantes' derby rivals Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata on October 15 2006.

Calderón has had multiple spells with Estudiantes, Independiente and Arsenal de Sarandí. He did not win any major honours until late in his career, winning the Apertura 2006 with Estudiantes and the Copa Sudamericana 2007 with Arsenal.

Calderón only had a brief interlude with the Argentina national football team he played in the Copa América 1997, but a fight with the coach Daniel Passarella diminished his chances of ever playing for the national team again.


[edit] Titles

Season Club Title
Apertura 2006 Flag of ArgentinaEstudiantes Primera Division Argentina
2007 Flag of Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí Copa Sudamericana

[edit] Individual honours

Season Club Title
Apertura 1995 Flag of ArgentinaEstudiantes Primera División Argentina topscorer: 13 goals
Clausura 1999 Flag of ArgentinaIndependiente Primera División Argentina topscorer: 17 goals

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