Ignacio Francisco "Nacho" Calderón González (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican former

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goalkeeper who played 60 times for the

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between 1965 and 1974.rsssf: Mexico record international footballers
/ref> Calderón started his playing career with

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

. In 1962, they won three Mexican league championships in 1963–64, 1964–95 an// 1969–70. He was called up to the Mexico national team for the first time in 1965. Calderón played in two FIFA World Cups for the Mexico national team, and in the 1970 World Cup he set a World Cup record of 310 minutes without conceding a goal. In 1974 Calderón joined the U de G team that finished as runners up in the

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in 1975–76 and 1976–77; and shared the

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in 1978. After a three-month spell with Atlas in 1980 Calderón retired at the age of 36.

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at fifa.com * * 1943 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Association football goalkeepers Mexico international footballers Olympic footballers of Mexico Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1970 FIFA World Cup players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Leones Negros UdeG footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Liga MX players Mexican footballers {{Mexico-footy-goalkeeper-stub