Ignacio Calderón

Ignacio "Nacho" Calderón
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Francisco Calderón González
Date of birth (1943-12-13) December 13, 1943
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1974 Guadalajara
1974–1980 U de G
1980 Atlas
National team
1965–1974 Mexico 60 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008.


Ignacio Francisco Calderón González (born December 13, 1943 in Guadalajara) is a former Mexican football goalkeeper who played 60 times for the Mexico national team between 1965 and 1974.[1]

Calderón started his playing career with Guadalajara. In 1962, he won three Mexican league championships with the team (1963–64, 1964–95, 1969–70) and was called up to the Mexico national team for the first time in 1965.

Calderón played in two FIFA World Cups for the Mexico national team, and in the 1970 World Cup he set a World Cup record of 310 minutes without conceding a goal.

In 1974 Calderón joined the U de G team that finished as runners up in the Mexican Primera twice (1975–76, 1976–77) and shared the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1978.

After a three-month spell with Atlas in 1980 Calderón retired at the age of 36.

Titles

Season Team Title
1963-64Mexico Guadalajara Mexican Primera
1964-65Mexico Guadalajara Mexican Primera
1969-70Mexico Guadalajara Mexican Primera
1978Mexico U de G CONCACAF Champions' Cup

References


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