| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Calderón Burgos | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Cádiz, Spain | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tenerife (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1989 | Cádiz | 49 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Mallorca | 63 | (4) |
| 1991–1996 | Rayo Vallecano | 104 | (12) |
| 1996–2000 | Lleida | 135 | (16) |
| 2000–2001 | Airdrie | 24 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Kilmarnock | 50 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Raith Rovers | ||
| National team | |||
| 1987 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2004 | Raith Rovers | ||
| 2008 | Cádiz | ||
| 2008–2010 | Huesca | ||
| 2010–2011 | Albacete | ||
| 2011– | Tenerife | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Antonio Calderón Burgos (born 2 June 1967 in Cádiz, Andalusia) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and a current coach.
Calderón made his senior – and La Liga – debuts with hometown's Cádiz CF, during the 1986–87 season. In 1989, he signed with RCD Mallorca, also in the top division, playing there two years.
Calderón then joined Madrid's Rayo Vallecano, helping the team promote from level two in his debut campaign, with a career-best nine goals in 36 matches. During his spell with the club, he would experience one relegation, and another promotion. He finished his career in Spain with UE Lleida, playing four second division seasons as an undisputed starter, and going on to amass totals of 417 games and 49 goals in the two major divisions of Spanish football.
Aged 33, Calderón moved abroad, playing half a season with Airdrieonians and one 1/2 with Kilmarnock,[1] his debut for the latter being a start against Dunfermline Athletic (2–1 home win).[2] In 2002, he stayed in Scotland, wrapping up his playing career at Raith Rovers, acting as the side's player-manager.[3]
Calderón continued his coaching career in his country, first briefly managing first professional club Cádiz, not being able to prevent second division relegation. He then signed with SD Huesca, with the Aragonese freshly promoted to precisely that category. With him in charge for the full campaign, the club finished in a comfortable 11th position (out of 22).
In the 2009–10 season, Calderón repeated the feat (13th place, although only two points clear of the relegation zone). In July 2010, he moved to another team in division two, Albacete Balompié; in February of the following year, with the Castile-La Mancha side ranking in 21st position out of 22, eventually suffering relegation, he was fired.
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