Diego Gerardo Calvo Fonseca (; born 25 March 1991) is a Costa Rican professional

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who plays as a winger.

Club career

A leftsided winger, Calvo started his career at

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and joined Vålerenga in March 2013 to play alongside compatriot

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. On 11 August 2014, he was loaned out to

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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

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in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at

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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

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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 {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub