Franco Calero

Franco Néstor Calero (born 9 March 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for El Farolito.[1]

Franco Calero
Personal information
Full name Franco Néstor Calero
Date of birth (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 El Farolito
Youth career
1993–2004 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Newell's Old Boys 0 (0)
2005 Nacional 0 (0)
2005–2008 Durazno
2008 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2009 Zürich
2009–2010 1860 Munich
2010–2011 Argentino 23 (2)
2011–2012 Estudiantes 2 (0)
Real Zaragoza B
Villarreal B
2013 Sariñena 0 (0)
2013 → Robres (loan) 2 (0)
2014 Alfonso Ugarte 18 (8)
2014–2015 Kissamikos 14 (7)
2015 Ansar
2015 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0 (0)
2016 Rio Claro 0 (0)
2016 Rangers
2016 Unión Rosario
2017 Aucas 8 (1)
2018 Kabuscorp
2019– El Farolito 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:05, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Career

Calero started with Newell's Old Boys from 1993, though never made a senior appearance.[2] He moved to Uruguay with Nacional in 2005 and, months later, Durazno.[1] He scored eight goals in twenty fixtures for the latter in the Segunda División in 2008.[3][4] The aforementioned year saw Calero join La Liga side Atlético Madrid; though he wouldn't feature competitively.[1] Further stints in Europe occurred with Zürich (Switzerland) and 1860 Munich (Germany), prior to Calero returning to Argentina with Primera D Metropolitana's Argentino.[1] Twenty-three games and two goals followed.[3] Estudiantes of Torneo Argentino B signed Calero in June 2011.[1]

After just two appearances for Estudiantes, Calero went back to Spanish football with Real Zaragoza B; and subsequently Villarreal B.[1][3] In the following six months from August 2013, Calero spent time with fellow lower league teams Sariñena and Robres.[1][5][6] In 2014, Calero joined Peruvian Segunda División side Alfonso Ugarte.[7][8] He scored eight goals in a few months with the club.[1] On 14 August, Kissamikos of the Gamma Ethniki in Greece became Calero's fourteenth senior team.[1] Seven goals in fourteen fixtures soon arrived in 2014–15 as they won promotion to tier two.[1] Calero left in 2015, securing a deal with Lebanon's Ansar.[1][9][10]

Calero joined Ironi Kiryat Shmona in mid-2015 in Israel, though only played in the Toto Cup against Maccabi Haifa in October.[1][11] Moves to Rio Claro, Rangers and Unión Rosario came in 2016.[12][13][14][15] Aucas of the Ecuadorian Serie B agreed terms with Calero in early 2017.[12][16][17] He netted once over Imbabura, on the way to promotion.[1][18] Calero had a spell in Angola with Kabuscorp in 2018, before moving to the United States with El Farolito of the NPSL.[19][20][21][22] He appeared in games with Academica, FC Davis and East Bay FC Stompers in his opening months, alongside an eleven-minute cameo in the U.S. Open Cup versus Fresno FC.[1]

Career statistics
As of 16 May 2019.[1][3][12][23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nacional 2005 Uruguayan Primera División 00——000000
Durazno 2007–08 Uruguayan Segunda División 208———00208
Atlético Madrid 2008–09 La Liga 0000—000000
Argentino 2010–11 Primera D Metropolitana 23200——00232
Estudiantes 2011–12 Torneo Argentino B 2000——0020
Sariñena 2013–14 Segunda División B 000000—0000
Robres (loan) 2013–14 Regional Preferente 2000——0020
Alfonso Ugarte 2014 Peruvian Segunda División 18841——00229
Kissamikos 2014–15 Gamma Ethniki 14700——00147
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2015–16 Premier League 000010—0010
Rio Claro 2016 Campeonato Paulista 0000——0000
Aucas 2017 Serie B 8100——0081
El Farolito 2019 NPSL 3110——0041
Career total 8827511000009428

    Honours
    Kissamikos[1]
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    References
    1. "Argentina - F. Calero". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    2. "Ser goleador no garantiza llegar". La Capital. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    3. "Ficha Estadistica de FRANCO CALERO". BDFA. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    4. "Newell's les hizo 6 a los suplentes salaítos". La Capital. 25 July 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    5. "El argentino Franco Calero y el gambiano Gassama, refuerzos para el Sariñena". Diario del AltoAragón. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    6. "Franco Calero y el Sariñena sellan su adiós". Diario del AltoAragón. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    7. "El delantero argentino del Alfonso Ugarte de Puno busca el título". Los Andes. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    8. "Rangers de Talca presentó a su nuevo refuerzo". Primera B de Chile. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    9. "الارجنتيني كاليرو يكمل عقد أجانب الانصار اللبناني". Kooora. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    10. "الأنصار تعادل والبقاع في تدشين ملعب "شكيب هاشم" بالقرعون". An-Nahar. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    11. "הפרוטוקול מחייב". Galilole. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    12. "Franco Néstor Calero". FEF. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    13. "Argentino chega ao Rio Claro FC". Jornal Cidade. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    14. "Paulistão: Rio Claro acerta com atacante Franco Calero". Futebol Interior. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    15. "Rangers presentó a su nuevo refuerzo". CDF. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    16. "Se siguen sumando a Papá". Fútbol Ecuador. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    17. "Delantero Argentino Franco Calero es nueva incorporación para proyecto 2017 del Aucas". INFOCancha. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    18. "Franco Calero fue separado de Aucas tras un 'cortocircuito' con Darío Tempesta". El Comercio. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    19. "Traguil projecta estrear reforços". Jornal dos Desportos. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    20. "La vida del argentino que juega en el mismo equipo de Angola en el que estuvo Rivaldo". Clarín. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    21. "Un trotamundos del fútbol, que disfruta conocer países y culturas distintas". Clarín. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
    22. "Franco Calero, un verdadero trotamundos". La Capital. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.


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