Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rudel Alessandro Calero Nicaragua | ||
Date of birth | December 20, 1982 | ||
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.
Born in Bluefields, [1] he made his debut for Deportivo Bluefields and played for América before enjoying a lengthy spell with Nicaraguan giants Real Estelí. [2] 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. [3]
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. [4] He already faced prosecution for damage to property, after damaging a vehicle. [5] The ill-disciplined Calero was again arrested in July 2012 after assaulting a citizen and allegedly threatening him with death. [6]
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 [7] and played at the 2001, [8] 2003, [9] 2005 [10] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups [11] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [12]
His final international was a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against Guatemala.
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 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Rudel Alessandro Calero Nicaragua | ||
Date of birth | December 20, 1982 | ||
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.
Born in Bluefields, [1] he made his debut for Deportivo Bluefields and played for América before enjoying a lengthy spell with Nicaraguan giants Real Estelí. [2] 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. [3]
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. [4] He already faced prosecution for damage to property, after damaging a vehicle. [5] The ill-disciplined Calero was again arrested in July 2012 after assaulting a citizen and allegedly threatening him with death. [6]
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 [7] and played at the 2001, [8] 2003, [9] 2005 [10] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups [11] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [12]
His final international was a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against Guatemala.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |