Francisco Calvo

Francisco Calvo
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Javier Calvo Quesada
Date of birth8 July 1992
Place of birthSan José, Costa Rica
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Saprissa
Youth career
2005–2010Saprissa
2010San Jacinto Coyotes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Herediano23(1)
2012Pérez Zeledón21(5)
2013Nordsjælland3(0)
2013–2014Herediano54(8)
2015–Saprissa
National team
2011Costa Rica U204(1)
2011–Costa Rica3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Calvo and the second or maternal family name is Quesada.

Franscisco Javier Calvo Quesada (born 8 July 1992) is a Costa Rican international footballer who currently plays for Saprissa.

Club career

With Deportivo Saprissa as a youth player from 2005 to 2010, Calvo moved to the United States to study at San Jacinto College after getting a scholarship and played football at university level during that period.[1]

On his return to Costa Rica in 2011, Calvo played for Herediano before a stint at Pérez Zeledón where he scored 5 goals in 21 matches.[2] In January 2013 he moved abroad to play for then Danish champions Nordsjælland[3] but he returned to Herediano in summer 2013.[4] In January 2015, Calvo joined Saprissa.[5]

International career

On 29 May 2011 he made his debut with the Costa Rica senior team in San José in a friendly game against Nigeria.[6] He was also part of Costa Rica in the World Cup Sub 20 Colombia 2011.

He was also a reserve call-up for the Costa Rica team at the 2011 Gold Cup,[7] and later impressed senior head coach Ricardo La Volpe to win him a call-up for the Costa Rica squad at the 2011 Copa America.

He made his debut in the competition in a game against Colombia, ended in a 0-1 loss, and a 2–0 win against Bolivia.[8] also Francisco played Argentina in a 3-0 loss.

References

  1. ↑ Francisco Calvo se abre su camino - Nación (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Encuentros de Francisco Calvo en 2012 - Al Día (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Francisco Calvo firmó con el campeón danés - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Francisco Calvo está cerca de regresar al Herediano - Nación (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Francisco Calvo firmó con Saprissa a partir del Invierno 2015 - Nación (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Francisco Calvo: “I thank God for this opportunity. My coach (Ricardo La Volpe) gave me these moments and I have given my best. – 29 may 2011 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ (Spanish)
  8. ↑ (Spanish)

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