Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rudel Alessandro Calero Nicaragua | ||
Date of birth | (1982-12-20) December 20, 1982 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | Bluefields, Nicaragua | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Estelí | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2009 | Bluefields | ||
2002–2004 | América | ||
2004–2008 | Real Estelí | (78) | |
2009–2010 | Bluefields | (1) | |
2010-2016 | Real Estelí | (66) | |
2016-2017 | Boer F.C. | ||
International career | |||
2001–2011 | Nicaragua | 26 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 2016 |
Rudel Alessandro Calero Nicaragua (born December 20, 1982) is a Nicaraguan footballer who currently plays for Real Estelí and the Nicaragua national football team.
Club career
Born in Bluefields, he made his debut for Deportivo Bluefields and played for América before enjoying a lengthy spell with Nicaraguan giants Real Estelí. He was Estelí´s top goalscorer in the 2005 Clausura and Apertura with 11 and 16 goals respectively but after scoring only 7 in the 2007 Apertura he was relegated to the bench only for Bluefield to try to lure him back to the club.
Controversy
In September 2010, Calero was charged with assault of a young man, the son of a prominent Nicaraguan businessman. Calero claimed the boy swore at him. He already faced prosecution for damage to property, after damaging a vehicle. The ill-disciplined Calero was again arrested in July 2012 after assaulting a citizen and allegedly threatening him with death.
International career
Calero made his debut for Nicaragua in an April 2001 friendly match against Belize and has, as of December 2013, earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
His final international was a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against Guatemala.
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 April 2001 | MCC Grounds, Belize City, Belize | Belize | 1–2 | Friendly match | |
2. | 29 February 2004 | Estadio Independencia, Estelí, Nicaragua | Haiti | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
3. | 30 April 2004 | Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua | Bermuda | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
4. | 13 June 2004 | Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- Rudel ya está con el Estelí - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Rudel Calero con el Estelí Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- Hasta el 2009 - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Preso delantero del Real Estelí - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- Procesan a futbolista por agresión - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- RUDEL CALERO, INTEGRANTE DEL EQUIPO REAL ESTELI, TARDA MÁS EN CAER PRESO QUE EN QUEDAR EN LIBERTAD - Nuevo Norte (in Spanish)
- Rudel Calero – FIFA competition record (archived)
- UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details - RSSSF
- UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 - Details - RSSSF
- UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2005 - Details - RSSSF
- Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Rudel Calero at National-Football-Teams.com
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