Ramón María Calderé del Rey (born 16 January 1959) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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, currently a

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. An all-around midfield unit, he played mainly for

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, appearing in 157 competitive games over four

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seasons. In the Spanish top division, he also represented

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and Betis. A Spanish international in the second part of the 80s, Calderé represented the country at the

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and Euro 1988. He went on to have an extensive career as a coach following his retirement, but exclusively in the lower leagues.

Club career

Born in Vila-rodona,

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, Calderé was a product of local club

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's youth system, having spent several seasons with their reserves. In an unassuming loan spell, he made his

debut with

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in 1980–81. At already 25, Calderé was promoted to the first team, helping them win the league title in his first season even though he was not first choice.El Camp Nou homenajea a los campeones de la Liga 84–85 (Camp Nou honours champions of the 84–85 League)

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, 24 March 2010 (in Spanish) In summer 1988, he signed for fellow top-flight

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against his wishes, being relegated in his debut campaign. Calderé retired in 1993 at the age of 34, with lowly

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also in his province of birth, and subsequently took up coaching, mainly with modest teams in the region: CE Premià – twice –

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, CF Reus Deportiu,

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, CF Palencia and

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.Qué fue de... Calderé (What happened to... Calderé)

, 21 November 2013 (in Spanish) In June 2008, whilst a manager of Reus, he was arrested following an alleged assault on a civil guard during a match at

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. Other than working in his country's lower leagues, Calderé also had a brief assistant spell at

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in the

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, under his compatriot

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International career

Calderé earned 18

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and scored seven goals for

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, and played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup where he scored twice in a 3–0 group stage win over

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. Having made his debut on 30 April 1985 in a 1986 World Cup qualifier against

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(3–0 loss), he was also picked for

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's squad, but was not used. Calderé was used as an overaged player by the under-21 side, helping them win the 1986 European Championships even though he did not appear in the finals due to injury.

1986 World Cup

During the 1986 World Cup in

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, Calderé suffered from a case of travelers' diarrhea, and was prescribed

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by the national team physician. After the win against

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he was summoned for a

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, which came out positive. Calderé, however, was not sanctioned, as the medical staff argued successfully the medication was administered to fight the condition, lest a severe risk of

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. He scored twice against Algeria in the following match.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Barcelona *

: 1984–85 *

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: 1987–88La Copa que 'salvó' al Barça cumple 25 años (25th anniversary of the Cup that 'saved' Barça)

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, 28 March 2013 (in Spanish) Sant Andreu * Segunda División B: 1991–92

Manager

Gavà *

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: 2000–01 Teruel *Tercera División: 2009–10 Castellón *Tercera División: 2014–15

References

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caldere, Ramon 1959 births Living people People from Alt Camp Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Tarragona Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players FC Barcelona Atlètic players RSD Alcalá players Real Valladolid players FC Barcelona players Real Betis players UE Sant Andreu footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1988 players Doping cases in association football Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers UE Cornellà managers CF Badalona managers AD Ceuta managers CF Reus Deportiu managers CD Teruel managers Burgos CF managers CD Castellón managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium