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 2008

José Luis Calderon (born October 24, 1970 in La Plata, Argentina) is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Estudiantes 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 for Club Atlético Independiente and Arsenal de Sarandí in Argentina, as well as CF Atlas and Club América in Mexico. He also played for Italian side S.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 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.

Calderón only had a brief interlude with the Argentina national football team he played in the Copa América 1997, but a fight with the coach Daniel 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