Walter Calderón

Walter Calderón
Personal information
Full name	Walter Richard Calderón Carcelén
Date of birth	October 17, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Ambuquí, Imbabura, Ecuador
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2000	ESPOLI
2000–2006	Deportivo Cuenca
2007	El Nacional
2008	Deportivo Quito
2009–2011	LDU Quito
2012	LDU Loja
2013–2014	Deportivo Quito
2015	Deportivo Cuenca
2016	Imbabura
International career‡
2003–2009	Ecuador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 26, 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 31, 2009

Template:Spanish name Walter Richard Calderón Carcelén, nicknamed Mamita (born October 17, 1977 in Ambuquí, Imbabura) is a retired Ecuadorian football player.

Club career

Calderón began his professional career at Quito-based club ESPOLI. In 2000, he made the move to Deportivo Cuenca. At the club, he became a regular starter. He was a key player in the club's 2004 national champion squad. He soon left the squad in 2006 and moved to El Nacional in 2007 and Deportivo Quito in 2008. With Deportivo Quito, he won his second national title. In 2009, he made the move to LDU Quito. Despite having irregular starting times, he became a clutch striker, providing goals at decisive times. He won another national title with Liga in 2010, the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, and two Recopa Sudamericana (2009, 2010).^[1]

Honors

Deportivo Cuenca

Serie A: 2004

Deportivo Quito

Serie A: 2008

LDU Quito

Serie A: 2010
Copa Sudamericana: 2009

References

^ "'Mamita' Calderón responde con goles, pese a ser suplente" ['Mamita' Calderón responds with goals, despite being a substitute] (in Spanish). El Comercio. March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.

External links

Calderón's FEF player card
Walter Calderón at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "'Mamita' Calderón responde con goles, pese a ser suplente" ['Mamita' Calderón responds with goals, despite being a substitute] (in Spanish). El Comercio. March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.

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