Diego Calderón Explained

Diego Calderón
Fullname:Diego Armando Calderón Espinoza[1]
Birth Date:26 October 1986
Birth Place:Quito, Ecuador
Position:Left-back, Centre-back
Youthyears1:2003–2005
Youthclubs1:LDU Quito
Years1:2005–2012
Clubs1:LDU Quito
Caps1:210
Goals1:4
Years2:2006
Clubs2:Deportivo Azogues (loan)
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:2013
Clubs3:Colorado Rapids
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:2014
Clubs4:LDU Quito
Caps4:12
Goals4:0
Years5:2015
Clubs5:Barcelona SC
Caps5:13
Goals5:0
Years6:2016
Clubs6:Zacatepec
Caps6:29
Goals6:2
Years7:2017
Clubs7:Deportivo Cuenca
Caps7:3
Goals7:0
Years8:2017
Clubs8:Aucas
Caps8:22
Goals8:2
Years9:2018–2019
Clubs9:Alianza Cotopaxi
Caps9:32
Goals9:1
Years10:2019
Clubs10:Club Unibolivar
Caps10:5
Goals10:0
Nationalyears1:2011–2012
Nationalteam1:Ecuador
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:22:13, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

Diego Armando Calderón Espinoza (born October 26, 1986, in Quito) is an Ecuadorian footballer. He was part of the squad who won the 2008 Copa Libertadores with Liga de Quito.

Club career

Calderón participated in L.D.U. Quito's campaign in the Copa Libertadores 2008. He made great defensive displays against many of Liga's opponents. However, he sustained an injury during the Round of 16 and was replaced by Renán Calle for the rest of the tournament. His team became the first Ecuadorian team to win the Copa Libertadores.

Calderón again became a regular starter during Liga's campaign in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. He played both games against Pachuca and Manchester United. Although Liga was able to defeat Pachuca 2–0 in the semifinals, they lost the final to Manchester United, 1–0. He and the rest of his team had a good, solid performance throughout the tournament. He was loaned to the Colorado Rapids in advance of the 2013 season,[2] although he missed much of the season following knee surgery.[3]

Honours

L.D.U. Quito

Deportivo Azogues

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 5 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209121359/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc2008_2008_squadlists_1205.pdf . 9 December 2008 . dead .
  2. Web site: Rapids sign defender Diego Calderon, veteran of Ecuador's national team. 3 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN.