Walter Calderón

Walter Calderón

Personal information
Full name	Walter Richard Calderón Carcelén
Date of birth	(1977-10-17) October 17, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Ambuquí, Imbabura, Ecuador
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2000	ESPOLI	45	(4)
2000–2006	Deportivo Cuenca	228	(73)
2007	El Nacional	31	(6)
2008	Deportivo Quito	27	(7)
2009–2011	LDU Quito	64	(16)
2012	LDU Loja	33	(8)
2013–2014	Deportivo Quito	66	(12)
2015	Deportivo Cuenca	17	(0)
2016	Imbabura	15	(2)
International career^‡
2003–2009	Ecuador	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 26, 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 31, 2009

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calderón and the second or maternal family name is Carcelén.

Walter Richard Calderón Carcelén, nicknamed Mamita (born October 17, 1977) is a retired Ecuadorian football player.

Club career

Calderón began his professional career at Quito-based club ESPOLI. In 2000, he made the move to Deportivo Cuenca. At the club, he became a regular starter. He was a key player in the club's 2004 national champion squad. He soon left the squad in 2006 and moved to El Nacional in 2007 and Deportivo Quito in 2008. With Deportivo Quito, he won his second national title. In 2009, he made the move to LDU Quito. Despite having irregular starting times, he became a clutch striker, providing goals at decisive times. He won another national title with Liga in 2010, the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, and two Recopa Sudamericana (2009, 2010).^[1]

Honors

Deportivo Cuenca

• Serie A: 2004

Deportivo Quito

• Serie A: 2008

LDU Quito

• Serie A: 2010
• Copa Sudamericana: 2009

References

1. "'Mamita' Calderón responde con goles, pese a ser suplente" ['Mamita' Calderón responds with goals, despite being a substitute] (in Spanish). El Comercio. March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.

External links

• Calderón's FEF player card
• Walter Calderón at National-Football-Teams.com