Gabriel Calderón
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Humberto Calderón | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Rawson, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1976 | El Porvenir | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1977 | El Porvenir | 25 | (3) |
| 1977–1981 | Racing Club | 113 | (3) |
| 1978 | → Lanús (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Independiente | 85 | (16) |
| 1983–1987 | Betis | 74 | (15) |
| 1987–1990 | Paris Saint-Germain | 131 | (38) |
| 1990–1992 | Sion | 102 | (11) |
| 1992–1993 | Caen | 47 | (17) |
| 1993–1994 | Lausanne Sports | 36 | (2) |
| Total | 637 | (105) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1981 | Argentina U21 | 20 | (5) |
| 1981–1990 | Argentina | 23 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–2000 | Caen | ||
| 2003 | Lausanne Sports | ||
| 2004–2005 | Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2007–2008 | Oman | ||
| 2008–2010 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2010–2011 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 2011–2012 | Baniyas | ||
| 2012–2013 | Bahrain | ||
| 2014 | Betis | ||
| 2014–2016 | Al-Wasl | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gabriel Humberto Calderón (born 7 February 1960) is a former Argentine football midfielder and coach who currently manages Al-Wasl. Calderón played in several teams including Argentine Racing Club de Avellaneda and Club Atlético Independiente, Spanish Real Betis and French Paris Saint-Germain. He was part of the Argentina Under-20 team that won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, and also played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. After his retirement, he managed Caen, Lausanne Sports and several teams in the Middle East including the Saudi Arabian national team, Omani national team, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, Baniyas and Bahraini national team. He also managed La Liga side Real Betis.
He was born on 7 February 1960 in Rawson, Chubut Province. He began his football career in with Club El Porvenir B team in 1974 and was promoted to the original squad in 1976.
He was promoted to the El Porvenir original team in 1976 and was transferred to the Racing Club de Avellaneda in the next year after good showing and played three seasons and a half season at Club Atlético Lanús as loan.
Then, he played for Club Atlético Independiente for two seasons before moving to La Liga side, Real Betis. He played for Betis 131 times and scored 38 goals for them. In 1987, he moved to Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain and played for the club three seasons. He was one of the key players of PSG in his second season at the club. In 1990, he joined to FC Sion but returned to France to play for Stade Malherbe Caen in 1992. He moved back to Switzerland next year and finished his football career in FC Lausanne-Sport in 1994 at the age of 34.
He played for the Argentina Under-20 team and won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 1981, he was invited to the national team by coach César Luis Menotti. He made his debut in a match against Brazil and scored his only international goal in a match against Denmark. He was part of the national team in 1982 FIFA World Cup held in Spain and in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy and played along with Diego Maradona. He was key player of the national team in 1990 FIFA World Cup where Argentina reached the final match of the tournament. After the tournament, he retired from international career at the age of 30 after collecting 23 caps and scoring 1 goal for the Argentina national football team.
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