Carlos Manuel Calderón Jaramillo (born 2 January 1959) is an Ecuadorian

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and former player who played as a defender.

Playing career

Born in Cayambe, Calderón began his career with

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at the age of 17. He subsequently represented

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, Filanbanco,

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and

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. He also played for the Ecuador national team in the 1980s.

Coaching career

After retiring, Calderón became a manager and led Deportivo Saquisilí to the

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in 1999. He was an assistant manager at

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before being named manager of the side for the 2005 season, and led the club back to the

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at the end of the campaign. Sacked by ESPOLI on 29 May 2006, Calderón took over

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in August. He then returned to ESPOLI for the 2007 season, leaving after four matches and taking over

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in April. For the remainder of the 2007 season, Calderón was in charge of Universidad Católica and

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. On 4 June 2008, he was presented as manager of Aucas, but resigned on 13 September. On 16 November 2009, Calderón returned to ESPOLI for the ensuing campaign. He was sacked on 18 February 2011, and subsequently worked for a short period at

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. Calderón was named at the helm of Olmedo on 7 December 2011, but resigned the following 12 February. Ten days later, he returned to ESPOLI, but opted to leave at the end of the season. On 24 December 2013, Calderón returned to ESPOLI once again. He left and took over

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before being named in charge of Técnico Universitario on 8 December 2014. Calderón resigned from Técnico on 25 May 2015, and remained without a club for nearly six years before being appointed

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manager on 7 June 2021. He left at the end of the season, after failing to qualify to the final stages of

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. On 20 May 2022, Calderón returned to the top tier after being named manager of

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, but was sacked on 6 September.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calderon, Carlos 1959 births Living people People from Cayambe, Ecuador Ecuadorian men's footballers Men's association football defenders S.D. Aucas footballers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers C.D. Cuenca footballers C.S.D. Macará footballers Ecuadorian football managers L.D.U. Loja managers C.D. ESPOLI managers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador managers Manta F.C. managers S.D. Aucas managers Deportivo Azogues managers C.D. Olmedo managers C.D. Técnico Universitario managers S.D. Quito managers Cumbayá F.C. managers