Horacio Calcaterra

Horacio Martín Calcaterra (born 22 February 1989) is a footballer who plays as a winger for Sporting Cristal.[1] Born in Argentina, he plays for the Peru national team.

Horacio Calcaterra
Calcaterra in 2013
Personal information
Full name Horacio Martín Calcaterra
Date of birth (1989-02-22) February 22, 1989
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Cristal
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Rosario Central 1 (0)
2011 Unión Comercio 26 (4)
2012 Universitario 34 (7)
2013– Sporting Cristal 282 (41)
National team‡
2018– Peru 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:23, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:03, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Calcaterra began his senior career with Rosario Central in the 2007–08 Argentine Primera División season.[1]

In January 2011, he joined the recently promoted Peruvian club Unión Comercio.[1] Calcaterra made his debut in the first Round of the 2011 season in a 4–1 loss against Alianza Lima. He scored a goal with an assist by Miguel Trauco.[2] There he played under managers Hernán Lisi and later Julio César Uribe. Calcaterra featured as a regular for Comercio, making 26 appearances with 4 goals during the season.

On 20 January 2012, it was announced that Calcaterra had joined the Universitario de Deportes.[3]

He has played with the Sporting Cristal since 2013, where he disputed with the Copa Libertadores for the first time.

International career

Born in Argentina, Calcaterra was nationalized as a Peruvian. He represents the Peru national team since 2018.[4]

References
  1. "Player -Horacio Calcaterra". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. "Alianza Lima 4-1 Unión Comercio". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. "Argentino Horacio Calcaterra llegó para ponerse la 10 de la 'U'". elcomercio.pe. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. "Horacio Calcaterra es la gran novedad en convocatoria de la selección". 18 August 2018.
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