Diego Gerardo Calvo Fonseca (; born 25 March 1991) is a
Costa Rican professional
footballer
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who plays as a winger.
Club career
A leftsided winger, Calvo started his career at
Alajuelense
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and joined
Vålerenga in March 2013 to play alongside compatriot
Giancarlo González
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Club career Early career
González spent his youth career wit ...
. On 11 August 2014, he was loaned out to
IFK Göteborg
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.
International
Calvo played for his country at the
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
He made his senior debut for
Costa Rica on 22 March 2013 against the
United States
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in the
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
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in
Colorado
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and has, as of January 2014, earned a total of 8 caps, scoring one goal. He has represented his country in 6
FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
International goals
:''Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.''
References
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1991 births
Living people
Footballers from San José, Costa Rica
Men's association football wingers
Costa Rican men's footballers
Costa Rica men's international footballers
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
Vålerenga Fotball players
Liga FPD players
Eliteserien players
IFK Göteborg players
Allsvenskan players
Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Norway
2014 FIFA World Cup players
Real Monarchs players
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