José Luis Calderón

Personal information
Full name	José Luis Calderón
Date of birth	October 24, 1970 (1970-10-24) (age 39)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth career
	Defensores Cambaceres
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1991	Defensores Cambaceres	83	(43)
1992–1995	Estudiantes de La Plata	139	(52)
1996–1997	Independiente	41	(23)
1997–1998	Napoli	6	(0)
1998–1999	Independiente	76	(34)
2000–2001	América	43	(9)
2001–2003	Atlas	69	(28)
2003	Independiente	7	(0)
2004–2005	Arsenal de Sarandí	49	(20)
2005–2007	Estudiantes de La Plata	64	(26)
2007–2008	Arsenal de Sarandí	32	(9)
2008–2009	Estudiantes de La Plata	33	(3)
National team
1997–1999	Argentina	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:12, 5 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

José Luis Calderón (born October 24, 1970 in La Plata) is a former Argentine football striker.

[edit] Club career

After a promising spell in the youth system of Club Defensores de Cambaceres, he was transferred to the team he is a fan of, Estudiantes. His scoring helped the team return from relegation in 1994. Later, he played for Club Atlético Independiente and Arsenal de Sarandí in Argentina, as well as F.C. Atlas A.C. and Club América in Mexico. He also played for Italian side S.S.C. Napoli during the 1997-98 season.

Nicknamed "Caldera", he is best remembered for a 48-metre goal he scored against Boca Juniors in 1998 and for his hat trick against Estudiantes' derby rivals Club 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 the Copa Sudamericana 2007 with Arsenal.

In July 2008 he rejoined Estudiantes for the third time in his career. He experienced finishing as runner up in Copa Sudamericana 2008. He was then part of the squad that won Copa Libertadores 2009 where he was used exclusively as a substitute.

On November 25, 2009, he announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 39.

[edit] International career

Calderón only had a brief interlude with the Argentina national football team he played in the Copa América 1997, but a fight with the then coach Daniel Passarella diminished his chances of ever playing for the national team again.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Club

• Estudiantes de La Plata
  • Primera División: 2006 Apertura
  • Copa Libertadores: 2009

• Arsenal de Sarandí
  • Copa Sudamericana: 2007

[edit] Individual

• Primera División top-scorer: 1995 Apertura (13 goals), 1999 Clausura (17 goals)

[edit] External links

• ESPN statistics
• José Luis Calderón at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at Football-Lineups
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI

v • d • e Argentina squad – 1997 Copa América 1 Bassedas • 2 Berizzo • 3 Berti • 4 Calderón • 5 Cardoso • 6 Cardozo • 7 Cruz • 8 Delgado • 9 Gallardo • 10 González • 11 Husaín • 12 López • 13 Martínez • 14 Monserrat • 15 Ojeda • 16 Pellegrino • 17 Pineda • 18 Posse • 19 Roa • 20 Rotchen • 21 Vivas • 22 Zapata • Coach: Passarella

v • d • e Argentina squad – 1999 Copa América 1 Burgos • 2 Ayala • 3 Sorín • 4 Ibarra • 5 Simeone • 6 Samuel • 7 Barros Schelotto • 8 Zanetti • 9 Palermo • 10 Ortega • 11 López • 12 Bizzarri • 13 Vivas • 14 Pochettino • 15 Berizzo • 16 Guglielminpietro • 17 Husaín • 18 Cagna • 19 Calderón • 20 Aimar • 21 González • 22 Riquelme • Coach: Bielsa