| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Ignacio Calandria | ||
| Date of birth | March 15, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ituzaingo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Universidad Católica | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Huracán | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999 | Huracán | 6 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Olympique de Marseille | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → RC Lens (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → Málaga (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Leganés | 63 | (15) |
| 2004–2006 | Sporting Gijón | 60 | (15) |
| 2006–2007 | Hércules | 24 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Albacete Balompié | 38 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy | 29 | (2) |
| 2009 | Atlético Tucumán | 19 | (1) |
| 2010 | Santiago Morning | 30 | (13) |
| 2011 | Universidad Católica | 36 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2000 | Argentina U20 | 8 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:00, 21 April 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Pablo Ignacio Calandria (born 15 March 1982 in Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-Italian football striker currently playing for Universidad Católica in the Chilean Primera División.
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Calandria played his first professional game for Huracán at the age of 16.[1] He was almost immediately linked with a transfer to Argentine giant River Plate for a U$S 850,000 fee.[2] However, he was finally transferred to French Olympique Marseille.
Calandria then played for a number of teams in France and Spain. He scored his first goal in the Primera División Argentina while playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in a 2-1 defeat against San Lorenzo de Almagro in the Apertura 2008 tournament. After being relegated with Gimnasia he joined recently promoted Atlético Tucumán were he scored in his debut match.[3]
In 2010, he plays for Santiago Morning in the Primera División Chilena.
Calandria played for Argentina in the U–17 and U–20 teams.[1]