Miguel Calero

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Miguel Ángel Calero Rodríguez (born April 14, 1971 in Ginebra, Valle del Cauca) also known as Miguel "El Show" Calero is a Colombian football goalkeeper who played 50 times for the Colombia national team between 1995 and 2007^[1].

He played for Deportivo Cali winning the 1996 Copa Mustang Division Mayor: Primera A Championship Title and Atlético Nacional in Colombia and now plays for C.F. Pachuca in Mexico, where he is the current captain of the team. With Pachuca, he achieved 4 National championships, 3 CONCACAF Champions Cup, 1 Copa Sudamericana and 1 SuperLiga title.

He played for the Colombia national football team and was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In 2001 he was part of the Colombia team that won their first ever Copa América championship^[2].

He is known for wearing a baseball cap as a goalkeeper (and most recently, a bandana) Also for having a pair of wings on the back of his jersey around his number, 1. These wings symbolize his nickname, "El Condor" which gives him the courage to play a good game.

After a poor performance in Copa America 2007, which included a 5-0 loss to Paraguay, Calero announced his retirement from the Colombian National team...^[3]

[edit] Club Honors

• Mexican Championship - Invierno 2001, Apertuta 2003, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002, 2007, 2008
• Copa Nissan Sudamericana: 2006
• North American SuperLiga: 2007'

[edit] National Team Honors

• Copa América 2001

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career details at National Football teams

Miguel Calero international tournaments v • d • e Colombia squad – 1991 Copa América 1 Higuita • 2 Escobar • 3 Martínez • 4 Pimentel • 5 Herrera • 6 Pareja • 7 de Ávila • 8 García • 9 Valenciano • 10 Valderrama • 11 Redín • 12 Calero • 13 Cabrera • 14 Álvarez • 15 Perea • 16 Estrada • 17 Osorio • 18 Iguarán • 19 Usuriaga • 20 Rincón • 21 Vargas Cortés • 22 Niño • Coach: García v • d • e Colombia squad – 1992 Summer Olympics 1 Calero • 2 Bermúdez • 3 Moreno • 4 Santa • 5 Marulanda • 6 Gaviria • 7 Asprilla • 8 Lozano • 9 Valenciano • 10 Pacheco • 11 Uribe • 12 Mondragón • 13 Cassiani • 14 Pérez • 15 Aristizábal • 16 Restrepo • 17 Mejia • 18 Osorio • 19 Calanche • 20 Cañas • Coach: Gómez v • d • e Colombia squad – 1995 Copa América 1 Higuita • 2 Santa • 3 Mendoza • 4 Fernández • 5 Bermúdez • 6 Gaviria • 7 Guerrero • 8 Lozano • 9 Arboleda • 10 Valderrama • 11 Asprilla • 12 Calero • 13 Cabrera • 14 Álvarez • 15 Mosquera • 16 Aristizábal • 17 León • 18 Cardona • 19 Rincón • 20 Quiñonez • 21 Cassiani • 22 Córdoba • Coach: Gómez v • d • e Colombia squad – 1997 Copa América 1 Mondragón • 2 Córdoba • 3 Aspirilla • 4 Santa • 5 Bermúdez • 6 Pérez • 7 Zuleta • 8 Estrada • 9 Aristizábal • 10 Mafla • 11 Asprilla • 12 Calero • 13 Cabrera • 14 Gaviria • 15 Mosquera • 16 Moreno • 17 Ricard • 18 Bonilla • 19 Escobar • 20 Pacheco • 21 Zapata • 22 Morantes • Coach: Gómez v • d • e Colombia squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 O. Córdoba • 2 I. Córdoba • 3 Palacios • 4 Santa • 5 Bermúdez • 6 Serna • 7 de Ávila • 8 Lozano • 9 Valencia • 10 Valderrama • 11 Asprilla • 12 Calero • 13 Cabrera • 14 Bolaño • 15 Aristizábal • 16 Moreno • 17 Estrada • 18 Pérez • 19 Rincón • 20 Ricard • 21 Preciado • 22 Mondragón • Coach: Gómez v • d • e Colombia squad – Copa América 2001 Winners (1st title) 1 O. Córdoba • 2 I. Córdoba • 3 Yepes • 4 Cortés • 5 Orozco • 6 Vargas • 7 Becerra • 8 Ferreira • 9 Aristizábal • 10 Hernández • 11 Arriaga • 12 Calero • 13 Restrepo • 14 López • 15 Murillo • 16 González • 17 Ramírez • 18 Castillo • 19 Grisales • 20 Bedoya • 21 Díaz • 23 Molina • Coach: Maturana v • d • e Colombia squad – 2007 Copa América 1 Calero • 2 Córdoba • 3 Yepes • 4 Vallejo • 5 Arizala • 6 Vargas • 7 Edixon Perea • 8 Ferreira • 9 Domínguez • 10 Chitiva • 11 Rodallega • 12 Zapata • 13 Marín • 14 Luis Amaranto Perea • 15 Viáfara • 16 Benítez • 17 Castrillón • 18 Rey • 19 Valoyes • 20 Torres • 21 Banguero • 22 Zúñiga • Coach: Pinto

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