Ignacio Calderón Explained

Ignacio Calderón
Fullname:Ignacio Francisco Calderón González
Height:1.84 m
Birth Date:13 December 1943
Birth Place:Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1962–1974
Years2:1974–1980
Years3:1980
Caps2:67
Goals2:0
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:1965–1974
Nationalteam1:Mexico
Nationalcaps1:60
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:April 2008

Ignacio Francisco "Nacho" Calderón González (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican former football goalkeeper who played 60 times for the Mexico national team between 1965 and 1974.[1]

Calderón started his playing career with Guadalajara in 1962, with whom he won three Mexican league championships in 1963–64, 1964–65 and 1969–70. He was called up to the Mexico national team for the first time in 1965.

Calderón played in two FIFA World Cups for the Mexico national team, and in the 1970 World Cup he set a World Cup record of 310 minutes without conceding a goal.

In 1974 Calderón joined the U de G team that finished as runners up in the Liga MX in 1975–76 and 1976–77; and shared the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1978.

After a three-month spell with Atlas in 1980 Calderón retired at the age of 36.

Titles

SeasonTeamTitle
1963-64 GuadalajaraMexican Primera
1964-65 GuadalajaraMexican Primera
1969-70 GuadalajaraMexican Primera
1978 U de GCONCACAF Champions' Cup

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mex-recintlp.html rsssf: Mexico record international footballers