Franco Néstor Calero (born 9 March 1989) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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. Calero has played in five of

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's six confederations: AFC, CAF,

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and

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Career

Calero started with Newell's Old Boys from 1993, though never made a senior appearance. He moved to Uruguay with

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in 2005 and, months later, Durazno. He scored eight goals in twenty fixtures for the latter in the

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in 2008. The aforementioned year saw Calero join

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side Atlético Madrid B; though he wouldn't feature competitively. Further stints in Europe occurred with

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(Switzerland) and

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(Germany), prior to Calero returning to Argentina with

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's Argentino. Twenty-three games and two goals followed. Estudiantes of

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signed Calero in June 2011. After just two appearances for Estudiantes, Calero went back to Spanish football with

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; and subsequently Villarreal B. In the following six months from August 2013, Calero spent time with fellow

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teams

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and Robres. In 2014, Calero joined

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side

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. He scored eight goals in a few months with the club. On 14 August, Kissamikos of the

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in Greece became Calero's fourteenth senior team. Seven goals in fourteen fixtures soon arrived in 2014–15 as they won promotion to tier two. Calero left in 2015, securing a deal with Lebanon's Ansar. Calero joined

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in mid-2015 in Israel, though only played in the

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against Maccabi Haifa in October. Moves to

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and Unión Rosario came in 2016.

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of the

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agreed terms with Calero in early 2017. He netted once over Imbabura, on the way to promotion. Calero had a spell in Angola with Kabuscorp in 2018, before moving to the United States with

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of the NPSL. He appeared in games with Academica, FC Davis and East Bay FC Stompers in his opening months, alongside an eleven-minute cameo in the

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versus Fresno FC. To end 2019, Calero had a stint in the Ecuadorian Serie B with Cumbayá FC.

Career statistics

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Honours

;Kissamikos *

: 2014–15 Group 4

References

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