Rudel Calero

Rudel Alessandro Calero Nicaragua (born December 20, 1982) is a Nicaraguan footballer who currently plays for Real Estelí and the Nicaragua national football team.

Rudel Calero
Personal information
Full name Rudel Alessandro Calero Nicaragua
Date of birth (1982-12-20) December 20, 1982
Place of birth Bluefields, Nicaragua
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Real Estelí
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Bluefields
2002–2004 América
2004–2008 Real Estelí (78)
2009–2010 Bluefields (1)
2010-2016 Real Estelí (66)
2016-2017 Boer F.C.
National team‡
2001–2011 Nicaragua 26 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 2016
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calero and the second or maternal family name is Nicaragua.

Club career

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]

Controversy

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]

International career

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.

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 April 2001MCC Grounds, Belize City, Belize Belize1–2Friendly match
2.29 February 2004Estadio Independencia, Estelí, Nicaragua Haiti1–11–1Friendly match
3.30 April 2004Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua Bermuda1–02–0Friendly match
4.13 June 2004Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–22–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. Rudel ya está con el Estelí - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Rudel Calero con el Estelí Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  3. Hasta el 2009 - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. Preso delantero del Real Estelí - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  5. Procesan a futbolista por agresión - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. RUDEL CALERO, INTEGRANTE DEL EQUIPO REAL ESTELI, TARDA MÁS EN CAER PRESO QUE EN QUEDAR EN LIBERTAD - Nuevo Norte (in Spanish)
  7. Rudel Calero – FIFA competition record
  8. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details - RSSSF
  9. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 - Details - RSSSF
  10. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2005 - Details - RSSSF
  11. Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
  12. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
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