Carlos Calderón

Carlos Calderón González (* 13. December 1943 in Guadalajara , Jalisco ) is a former Mexican football player , who mostly came in the midfield and used throughout his playing career from 1962-63 to 1972-73 exclusively for his hometown club Chivas Guadalajara worked . He was also known by his nickname "el Cuate" (the twin), which establishes a connection to his twin brother Ignacio Calderón , who is also under contract with Guadalajara , who was a favorite of the Chivas fans as an excellent goalkeeper and a long-time regular goalkeeper of the Mexican ones National team to 60 international appearances and two World Cup participations ( 1966 and 1970 ) brought.

Career

In contrast to his brother Ignacio, known as "Nacho", who was the long-time goalkeeper of the Mexican national team, Carlos Calderón only made two international appearances. He made his debut on February 23, 1970 against Sweden (0: 0) and his last appearance was two weeks later on March 8, 1970 against Peru (0: 1). Since Francisco Castrejón , who was under contract with the UNAM Pumas , was the guardian of the goal in these two games , there was never an international match for the Mexicans in which the two twin brothers played together.

This constellation, however, often arose in the club. But Carlos Calderón was haunted by bad luck with injuries, his problem areas were his knees. During his career he had to undergo two operations on his left knee. When problems arose with his right knee, he decided to end his footballing career and to practice his actual job as a dental surgeon.

successes

• Mexican champion (3): 1964, 1965, 1970
• Mexican Supercup (3): 1964, 1965, 1970
• Cup Winner of Mexico (1): 1970