 Calderón holding theCopa América trophy in 1975 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1928-07-11)11 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Peru | ||
| Date of death | 8 December 1987(1987-12-08) (aged 59) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 194?–1951 | Carlos Concha | ||
| 1951–1956 | Sport Boys | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1958–1960 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1963 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1964–1968 | Universitario | ||
| 1965–1967 | Peru | ||
| 1969–1971 | Defensor Arica | ||
| 1972–1974 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1975–1976 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1975–1979 | Peru | ||
| 1978–1979 | Barcelona de Guayaquil | ||
| 1979–1981 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1981 | Tigres UANL | ||
| 1981–1982 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1983 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 1984 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1985–1986 | Universitario | ||
| 1987 | Peru | ||
| 1987 | Juventud La Joya | ||
| 1987 | Alianza Lima | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcos Calderón (11 July 1928 – 8 December 1987) was a Peruvianfootball coach and player. During his tenure thePeru national team won theCopa América 1975 and reached the second round of the1978 World Cup.[1] He was born inLima in 1928 and died when he was coach toAlianza Lima in a terribleaviation crash that occurred on 8 December 1987 that killed most of the team's promising squad.
Calderon was a football player during the 1950s. A few years after his playing retirement, he began coaching.
Several titles were won during his coaching tenure with significant Peruvian clubs, such as:Universitario de Deportes,Sport Boys, andSporting Cristal. His successes led to becoming coach of theSelección de fútbol de Perú.
Calderon coachedAlianza Lima, developed several significant players and won several titles. Much of the team was relatively young. Calderon had faith in his players, and many of them played on national team. Onboard a plane for an away match of thePeruvian League Alianza Lima, it crashed; Calderon and the entire team Alianza were killed. Several on the team were national team players.[citation needed]
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