Gabriel Calderón
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Full name | Gabriel Humberto Calderón | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 7 February 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rawson, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Khor Fakkan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1974–1976 | El Porvenir | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | El Porvenir | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1981 | Racing Club | 113 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1978 | → Lanús (loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1983 | Independiente | 74 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1987 | Real Betis | 131 | (38) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1990 | Paris Saint-Germain | 102 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Sion | 47 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Caen | 36 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 |
Lausanne Sports | 31 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 583 | (116) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1981 | Argentina U21 | 20 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1990 | Argentina | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Stade Malherbe Caen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Lausanne Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Oman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 |
Al-Ittihad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 |
Al-Hilal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 |
Baniyas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Real Betis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 |
Al-Wasl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Qatar SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Persepolis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Khor Fakkan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gabriel Humberto Calderón (born 7 February 1960) is an Argentinian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of UAE Pro League side, Khor Fakkan Club.
Calderón played in several teams including Argentine Racing Club de Avellaneda and Club Atlético Independiente,
Playing career
Calderón was born on 7 February 1960 in Rawson, Chubut Province. He began his football career in with Club El Porvenir B team in 1974 and was promoted to the original squad in 1976.
He was promoted to the El Porvenir original team in 1976 and was transferred to the Racing Club de Avellaneda in the next year after good showing and played three seasons and a half season at Club Atlético Lanús as loan.
Then, he played for Club Atlético Independiente for two seasons before moving to La Liga side, Real Betis. He played for Betis 131 times and scored 38 goals for them. In 1987, he moved to Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain and played for the club three seasons. He was one of the key players of PSG in his second season at the club. In 1990, he joined to FC Sion but returned to France to play for Stade Malherbe Caen in 1992. He moved back to Switzerland next year and finished his football career in FC Lausanne-Sport in 1994 at the age of 34.
International career
Calderón played for the Argentina Under-20 team and won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 1981, he was invited to the national team by coach César Luis Menotti. He made his debut in a match against Brazil and scored his only international goal in a match against Denmark. He was part of the national team in 1982 FIFA World Cup held in Spain and in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy and played along with Diego Maradona. He was key player of the national team in 1990 FIFA World Cup where Argentina reached the final match of the tournament. After the tournament, he retired from international career at the age of 30 after collecting 23 caps and scoring 1 goal for the Argentina national team.
International goals
Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goals |
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1987-04-02 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Denmark | 1–0 | Friendly | 1 |
Coaching career
Early years
Calderón began his managerial career in 1997 as head coach of Stade Malherbe Caen where he had played between 1992 and 1993. He was appointed as head coach of Lausanne Sports, another former club in 2003 but resigned after just five weeks due to poor results.
Saudi Arabia national team
Calderón then took over as the coach for the
However, in December 2005, Calderón was fired by the
Oman national team
On 9 April 2007, Calderón signed as the coach of the
Al-Ittihad
On 30 June 2008, he returned to Saudi Arabia to become new
Al-Hilal
On 5 November 2010, Calderón was announced as the new head coach of
Baniyas
On 23 November 2011, he was appointed as
Bahrain national team
On 28 October 2012, Calderón was announced as head coach of
Real Betis
On 19 January 2014, he was appointed as head coach of La Liga side Real Betis, replacing Juan Carlos Garrido.[5] He separated after the end of season.
Al-Wasl
In October 2014, Calderón was named the head coach of
Qatar SC
On 5 July 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Qatar SC.[7] he was sacked on 22 November 2017.
Persepolis
On 1 July 2019, Calderón was appointed manager of reigning Persian Gulf Pro League and Iranian Hazfi Cup title-holders Persepolis, a post that was left vacant by the departure of Branko Ivanković, who left to manage Al-Ahli Saudi FC.[8] On 12 January 2020, he resigned from his position as Persepolis coach due to financial troubles.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of 11 March 2022
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Win % | |||
SM Caen
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July 1997 | May 2000 | 118 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 158 | 131 | +27 | 36.44 |
Lausanne Sports
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July 2003 | December 2003 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 33.33 |
Saudi Arabia | November 2004 | December 2005 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 45.00 |
Oman | April 2007 | June 2008 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 46.43 |
Al-Ittihad | June 2008 | January 2010 | 63 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 153 | 76 | +77 | 69.84 |
Al-Hilal
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December 2010 | July 2011 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 67.57 |
Baniyas | November 2011 | May 2012 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 45.83 |
Bahrain | October 2012 | August 2013 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 42.86 |
Real Betis | January 2014 | May 2014 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 28.57 |
Al-Wasl
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October 2014 | May 2016 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 36.84 |
Qatar SC | September 2017 | November 2017 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 11.11 |
Persepolis | July 2019 | January 2020 |
19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 73.68 |
Khor Fakkan | February 2022 | May 2022 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 20.00 |
Total | 404 | 189 | 106 | 109 | 636 | 476 | +160 | 46.78 |
Honours
As a player
- Real Betis
- Copa de la Liga runner-up: 1986
- Paris Saint-Germain
- FC Sion
- Swiss Super League: 1991–92
- Swiss Cup: 1991
- Argentina
- FIFA World Youth Championship: 1979
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1990
As a manager
- Saudi Arabia
- Qualifying to the FIFA World Cup: 2006
- Al-Ittihad
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2009
- 2008–09
- King Cup: 2010
- Al-Hilal
- 2010–11
- Crown Prince Cup: 2011
References
- ^ "بیوگرافی کالدرون سرمربی احتمالی پرسپولیس". خبرگزاری موج (in Persian). Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Mohmaed, Zaid. "Saudi Arabia 2008/09". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Saudi side Ittihad sack Calderon". FourFourTwo. 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Gabriel Calderon is proud of Bahrain players but victory is vital". The National. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Real Betis fire Juan Carlos Garrido for Gabriel Humberto Calderón". The Guardian. Press Association. 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Gabriel Calderon replaces Jorginho as Al Wasl coach". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "پایگاه خبری جماران". پایگاه خبری جماران (in Persian). Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Gabriel Calderon officially named Persepolis coach". Tehran Times. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "La situación del fútbol en Irán e Irak: "Juegan contigo"". AS.com (in Spanish). 15 January 2020.
External links
- World Cup history
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 February 2008) (in Spanish)