Iñigo Calderón
Calderón with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Íñigo Calderón Zapatería[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 January 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Vitoria, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Alavés | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Alavés C | ||
2001–2004 | Alavés B | 71 | (1) |
2004–2007 | Alicante | 84 | (5) |
2007–2009 | Alavés | 52 | (1) |
2010–2016 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 198 | (18) |
2016–2017 | Anorthosis | 28 | (3) |
2017– | Chennaiyin | 22 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:08, 6 October 2018 (UTC) |
Íñigo Calderón Zapatería (born 4 January 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC.
He played for Alicante and Alavés in Spain, joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2010 and going on to remain several years with the club while appearing in 232 competitive games.
Club career
Spain
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Calderón started his professional career with Alicante CF in Segunda División B, achieving two first-place finishes and one third during his three-year spell but seeing his team consecutively fail in the promotion play-offs.[2]
In 2007, he moved to Deportivo Alavés (he had already represented its C and B-teams early in his career), playing in two Segunda División seasons – often serving as team captain – and suffering relegation in his second year.[3][4]
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 7 January 2010, after a spell on trial, Calderón signed with Football League One team Brighton & Hove Albion on a contract until the end of the season.[5][6] He made his club debut nine days later, in a 2–1 win at Walsall,[7] and scored his first goal for the Seagulls in another away fixture (also 2–1 win), against Charlton Athletic on 23 February.[8]
Calderón's offer of a new contract at Brighton was withdrawn[9] after he agreed to join League One rivals Southampton in May 2010.[10] However, on 10 June, the player signed a new three-year deal with Brighton, with manager Gus Poyet claiming "Calde is a quality player and was always our first-choice right-back...".[11]
Calderón scored eight goals in the 2010–11 season, including a first-half strike in the 4–3 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge that helped Albion secure promotion to the Championship. He subsequently signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until 2014.
Calderón netted his first goal of 2011–12 in the 2–0 home win over Bristol City – a thunderous drive from 25 yards. He appeared predominantly as a right midfielder in 2014–15, scoring four times and being subsequently voted player of the season.[12]
Later years
On 9 July 2016, aged 34, free agent Calderón signed a one-year contract with Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta FC.[13] On 19 July 2017, he switched to the Indian Super League with Chennaiyin FC.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 22 December 2017
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Alavés B | 2000–01[15] | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2001–02[15] | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2002–03[15] | Segunda División B | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
2003–04[15] | Segunda División B | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
Total | 77 | 1 | — | — | — | 71 | 1 | |||||
Alicante | 2004–05[15] | Segunda División B | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
2005–06[15] | Segunda División B | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
2006–07[15] | Segunda División B | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
Total | 84 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | 99 | 6 | |||
Alavés | 2007–08[15] | Segunda División | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2008–09[15] | Segunda División | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
Total | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 1 | ||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2009–10[16] | League One | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
2010–11[17] | League One | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 50 | 8 | |
2011–12[18] | Championship | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
2012–13[19] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2013–14[20] | Championship | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
2014–15[21] | Championship | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
2015–16[22] | Championship | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 198 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 232 | 19 | ||
Anorthosis | 2016–17[23] | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
Chennaiyin | 2017–18[23] | Indian Super League | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
Career total | 446 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 502 | 32 |
Personal life
Calderón has a master's degree in sport psychology. He is also a qualified teacher.[24]
Honours
Brighton & Hove Albion
Chennaiyin
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 2010–11 League One[25]
- Indian Super League Fittest Player: 2017–18
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ↑ "Hemos logrado pasar la prueba" [We stood up to the test]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 12 June 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "El Alavés remontó con toda justicia en Mendizorroza" [Alavés came back from behind in Mendizorroza justly]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 October 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Alavés y Albacete pelearán por tres puntos que pueden sacarles del peligro" [Alavés and Albacete will fight for three points that may lead away from danger]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 23 January 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ Dudding, Tim (7 January 2010). "Albion sign Spanish defender". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion sign Inigo Calderon". BBC Sport. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Walsall 1–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Charlton 1–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Gus Poyet withdraws contract offer to Inigo Calderon". BBC Sport. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Calderon agrees Saints switch". Sky Sports. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ↑ Camillin, Paul (10 June 2010). "Calderon signs three-year deal". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ "Calderon is named Albion's Player of the Season". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "Iñigo Calderón Zapatería για 1+1 χρόνια!" [Iñigo Calderón Zapatería for 1+1 years!] (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Indian Super League: Chennaiyin FC sign Spanish defender Inigo Calderon". Hindustan Times. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Calderón: Iñigo Calderón Zapatería". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Iñigo Calderón in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ↑ "Games played by Iñigo Calderón in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ↑ "Games played by Iñigo Calderón in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ↑ "Games played by Iñigo Calderón in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ↑ "Games played by Iñigo Calderón in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ↑ "Games played by Iñigo Calderón in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ↑ "Games played by Iñigo Calderón in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- 1 2 "Inigo Calderon". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "Iñigo Calderón: The player who is a star on – and off – the pitch". Brighton & Hove Independent. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "Spurs' Gareth Bale wins PFA player of the year award". BBC Sport. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
External links
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- Official Brighton & Hove Albion profile
- Iñigo Calderón at BDFutbol
- Iñigo Calderón at Soccerbase