Rudel Calero


Rudel Alessandro Calero Nicaragua is a Nicaraguan footballer who currently plays for Real [Estelí F.C.|Real Estelí] and the Nicaragua national football team.

Club career

Born in Bluefields, he made his debut for Deportivo Bluefields and played for América before enjoying a lengthy spell with Nicaraguan giants Real Estelí. He was Estelí´s top goalscorer in the 2005 Clausura and Apertura with 11 and 16 goals respectively but after scoring only 7 in the 2007 Apertura he was relegated to the bench only for Bluefield to try to lure him back to the club.

Controversy

In September 2010, Calero was charged with assault of a young man, the son of a prominent Nicaraguan businessman. Calero claimed the boy swore at him. He already faced prosecution for damage to property, after damaging a vehicle. The ill-disciplined Calero was again arrested in July 2012 after assaulting a citizen and allegedly threatening him with death.

International career

Calero made his debut for Nicaragua in an April 2001 friendly match against Belize and has, as of December 2013, earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA [World Cup qualification] matches and played at the 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
His final international was a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against Guatemala.

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 April 2001MCC Grounds, Belize City, Belize1–2Friendly match
2.29 February 2004Estadio Independencia, Estelí, Nicaragua1–11–1Friendly match
3.30 April 2004Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua1–02–0Friendly match
4.13 June 2004Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua2–22–22006 [FIFA World Cup qualification]