Franco Calero
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Néstor Calero | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2004 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Newell's Old Boys | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Nacional | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Durazno | 20 | (8) |
| 2008 | Atlético Madrid B | ? | (?) |
| 2009 | Zürich | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | 1860 Munich | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2011 | Argentino | 23 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Estudiantes | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Real Zaragoza B | ? | (?) |
| 2012 | Villarreal B | ? | (?) |
| 2013 | Sariñena | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Robres (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Alfonso Ugarte | 18 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Kissamikos | 14 | (7) |
| 2015 | Ansar | ? | (?) |
| 2015 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Rio Claro | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Rangers | ? | (?) |
| 2016 | Unión Rosario | ? | (?) |
| 2017 | Aucas | 8 | (1) |
| 2018 | Kabuscorp | ? | (?) |
| 2019 | El Farolito | 6 | (1) |
| 2019 | Cumbayá | ? | (?) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Franco Néstor Calero (born 9 March 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]
Calero has played in five of FIFA's six confederations: AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and UEFA.[2]
Calero started with Newell's Old Boys from 1993, though never made a senior appearance.[3] He moved to Uruguay with Nacional in 2005 and, months later, Durazno.[1] He scored eight goals in twenty fixtures for the latter in the Segunda División in 2008.[4][5] The aforementioned year saw Calero join La Liga side Atlético Madrid B; though he wouldn't feature competitively.[1] Further stints in Europe occurred with Zürich (Switzerland) and 1860 Munich (Germany), prior to Calero returning to Argentina with Primera D Metropolitana's Argentino.[1] Twenty-three games and two goals followed.[4] Estudiantes of Torneo Argentino B signed Calero in June 2011.[1]
After just two appearances for Estudiantes, Calero went back to Spanish football with Real Zaragoza B; and subsequently Villarreal B.[1][4] In the following six months from August 2013, Calero spent time with fellow lower league teams Sariñena and Robres.[1][6][7] In 2014, Calero joined Peruvian Segunda División side Alfonso Ugarte.[8][9] He scored eight goals in a few months with the club.[1] On 14 August, Kissamikos of the Gamma Ethniki in Greece became Calero's fourteenth senior team.[1] Seven goals in fourteen fixtures soon arrived in 2014–15 as they won promotion to tier two.[1] Calero left in 2015, securing a deal with Lebanon's Ansar.[1][10][11]
Calero joined Ironi Kiryat Shmona in mid-2015 in Israel, though only played in the Toto Cup against Maccabi Haifa in October.[1][12] Moves to Rio Claro, Rangers and Unión Rosario came in 2016.[13][14][15][16] Aucas of the Ecuadorian Serie B agreed terms with Calero in early 2017.[13][17][18] He netted once over Imbabura, on the way to promotion.[1][19] Calero had a spell in Angola with Kabuscorp in 2018, before moving to the United States with El Farolito of the NPSL.[20][21][22][23] He appeared in games with Academica, FC Davis and East Bay FC Stompers in his opening months, alongside an eleven-minute cameo in the U.S. Open Cup versus Fresno FC.[1]
To end 2019, Calero had a stint in the Ecuadorian Serie B with Cumbayá FC.[2]