Personal information | |||
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Full name | Íñigo Calderón Zapatería [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 4 January 1982||
Place of birth | Vitoria, Spain [2] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Alavés | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2000–2002 | Alavés C | ||
2001–2004 | Alavés B | 71 | (1) |
2004–2007 | Alicante | 84 | (5) |
2007–2009 | Alavés | 52 | (1) |
2010–2016 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 198 | (18) |
2016–2017 | Anorthosis | 28 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Chennaiyin | 32 | (4) |
Total | 465 | (32) | |
Managerial career | |||
2019–2023 | Alavés B (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Íñigo Calderón Zapatería (born 4 January 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back, currently assistant manager of the under-18 team of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
He played for Alicante and Alavés in Spain, joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2010 and going on to remain several years with the club while appearing in 232 competitive games. [3]
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Calderón started his professional career with Alicante CF in the Segunda División B, achieving two first-place finishes and one third during his three-year spell but seeing his team consecutively fail in the promotion play-offs. [4]
In 2007, he moved to Deportivo Alavés (he had already represented its C and B sides early in his career), [5] playing two Segunda División seasons – often serving as team captain [6] [7] [8]– and suffering relegation in his second year. [9]
On 7 January 2010, after a spell on trial, Calderón signed with Football League One club Brighton & Hove Albion on a contract until the end of the season. [10] [11] He made his debut nine days later in a 2–1 win at Walsall, [12] and scored his first goal for the Seagulls in another away fixture (also 2–1 victory), against Charlton Athletic on 23 February. [13]
Calderón's offer of a new contract at Brighton was withdrawn [14] after he agreed to join League One rivals Southampton in May 2010. [15] However, on 10 June, the player agreed to a new three-year deal, with manager Gus Poyet claiming "Calde is a quality player and was always our first-choice right-back...". [16]
In the 2010–11 season, Calderón scored eight goals, including a first-half strike in the 4–3 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge that helped Albion secure promotion to the Championship. [17] [18] [19] He subsequently signed a one-year extension, keeping him at the Falmer Stadium until 2014. [20]
Calderón netted his first goal of 2011–12 in the 2–0 home defeat of Bristol City – a thunderous drive from 25 yards. [21] He appeared predominantly as a right midfielder in 2014–15, scoring four times and being subsequently voted player of the season. [22] [18]
On 9 July 2016, aged 34, free agent Calderón joined Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta FC on a one-year contract. [23] On 19 July 2017, he switched to the Indian Super League with Chennaiyin FC. [24]
Calderon returned to Alavés immediately after retiring, as assistant manager to the reserves. [25] He went back to Brighton Albion in June 2023, taking up the role of head coach at the under-18 squad. [26]
Calderón has a master's degree in sport psychology. He is also a qualified teacher. [27]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Alavés B | 2000–01 [28] | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2001–02 [28] | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2002–03 [28] | Segunda División B | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
2003–04 [28] | Segunda División B | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
Total | 71 | 1 | — | — | — | 71 | 1 | |||||
Alicante | 2004–05 [28] | Segunda División B | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
2005–06 [28] | Segunda División B | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
2006–07 [28] | Segunda División B | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
Total | 84 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | 99 | 6 | |||
Alavés | 2007–08 [28] | Segunda División | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2008–09 [28] | Segunda División | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
Total | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 1 | ||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2009–10 [29] | League One | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
2010–11 [30] | League One | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 50 | 8 | |
2011–12 [31] | Championship | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
2012–13 [32] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2013–14 [33] | Championship | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
2014–15 [34] | Championship | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
2015–16 [35] | Championship | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 198 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 232 | 19 | ||
Anorthosis | 2016–17 [36] | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
Chennaiyin | 2017–18 [36] | Indian Super League | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
2018–19 [36] | Indian Super League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
Total | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||||
Career total | 465 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 521 | 34 |
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Chennaiyin
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