Walter Calderón

Walter Calderón
Personal information
Full nameWalter Richard Calderón Carcelén
Date of birthOctober 17, 1977
Place of birthAmbuquí, Imbabura, Ecuador
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Deportivo Cuenca
Number9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997–2000ESPOLI45(4)
2000–2006Deportivo Cuenca228(73)
2007El Nacional31(6)
2008Deportivo Quito27(7)
2009–2011LDU Quito64(16)
2012LDU Loja33(8)
2013–2014Deportivo Quito66(12)
2015–Deportivo Cuenca4(0)
National team‡
2003–Ecuador11(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 6, 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 31, 2009
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Calderón and the second or maternal family name is Carcelén.

Walter Richard Calderón Carcelén, nicknamed Mamita (born October 17, 1977 in Ambuquí, Imbabura) is an Ecuadorian football player who plays for Deportivo Cuenca.

Calderón began his professional career at Quito-based club ESPOLI. In 2000, he made the move to Deportivo Cuenca. At the club, he became a regular starter. He was a key player in the club's 2004 national champion squad. He soon left the squad in 2006 and moved to El Nacional in 2007 and Deportivo Quito in 2008. With Deportivo Quito, he won his second national title. In 2009, he made the move to LDU Quito. Despite having irregular starting times, he became a clutch striker, providing goals at decisive times. He won another national title with Liga in 2010, the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, and two Recopa Sudamericana (2009, 2010).[1]

Honors

Deportivo Cuenca

Deportivo Quito

LDU Quito

References

  1. ↑ "‘Mamita’ Calderón responde con goles, pese a ser suplente" ['Mamita' Calderón responds with goals, despite being a substitute] (in Spanish). El Comercio. March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.

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