- José Luis Calderón
Football player infobox
playername = José Luis Calderón
fullname = José Luis Calderón
height = 178cm
nickname = Caldera
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1970|10|24|mf=y
cityofbirth =La Plata
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =Estudiantes de La Plata
clubnumber = 9
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Defensores Cambaceres
years = 1989-1991
1992-1995
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
2000-2001
2001-2003
2003
2004-2005
2005-2007
2007-2008
2008-present
clubs = Defensores Cambaceres
Estudiantes de La Plata
Independiente
Napoli
Independiente
Club América
CF Atlas
Independiente
Arsenal de Sarandí
Estudiantes de La Plata
Arsenal de Sarandí
Estudiantes de La Plata
caps(goals) = 0|00? 0(?)
139 (52)
041 (23)
0|006 0(0)
076 (34)
043 0(9)
069 (28)
0|007 0(0)
049 (20)
064 (26)
032 0(9)
0|004 0(1)
nationalyears = 1997
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 0|005 0(0)
pcupdate = 11 September 2008José Luis Calderon (born
October 24 ,1970 inLa Plata ,Argentina ) is an Argentine football striker who currently plays forEstudiantes de La Plata 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 forClub Atlético Independiente andArsenal de Sarandí in Argentina, as well asCF Atlas andClub América in Mexico. He also played for Italian sideS.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 rivalsClub 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 theCopa Sudamericana 2007 with Arsenal.In July 2008 he rejoined Estudiantes for the third time in his career.
Calderón only had a brief interlude with the
Argentina national football team he played in theCopa América 1997 , but a fight with the coachDaniel Passarella diminished his chances of ever playing for the national team again.Titles
Individual honours
External links
* [http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/4852/ Prifile] at Football-Lineups
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=15300 Profile] at National Football Teams
*es icon [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=1896&SEOFutbolista=Calderon+Jose+Luis Argentine Primera statistics] at Futbol XXI
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