Rudel Alessandro Calero Nicaragua (born December 20, 1982) is a Nicaraguan
footballer
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who currently plays for
Real Estelí
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Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...
and the
Nicaragua national football team
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.
Club career
Born in Bluefields, he made his debut for
Deportivo Bluefields and played for
América before enjoying a lengthy spell with Nicaraguan giants
Real Estelí
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...
. He was Estelí´s top goalscorer in the 2005 Clausura and Apertura with 11 and 16 goals respectively but after scoring only 7 in the 2007 Apertura he was relegated to the bench only for Bluefield to try to lure him back to the club.
Controversy
In September 2010, Calero was charged with assault of a young man, the son of a prominent Nicaraguan businessman. Calero claimed the boy swore at him. He already faced prosecution for damage to property, after damaging a vehicle. The ill-disciplined Calero was again arrested in July 2012 after assaulting a citizen and allegedly threatening him with death.
International career
Calero made his debut for
Nicaragua
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in an April 2001
friendly match
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against
Belize
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and has, as of December 2013, earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 2
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
matches and played at the
2001
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,
2003
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,
2005
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and
2011 UNCAF Nations Cup
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s as well as at the
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details
- RSSSF
His final international was a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana
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match against Guatemala
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.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Calero, Rudel
1982 births
Living people
People from Bluefields
Men's association football forwards
Nicaraguan men's footballers
Nicaragua men's international footballers
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Real Estelí FC players