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Diego Calvo
Costa Rican footballer (born 1991)
Diego Gerardo Calvo Fonseca (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈkalβo]; born 25 March 1991) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger.
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Calvo with Saprissa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Gerardo Calvo Fonseca | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Alajuelense | 55 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Vålerenga | 34 | (1) |
| 2014 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Alajuelense | 31 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Saprissa | 24 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Pérez Zeledón (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | Cartaginés | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Pérez Zeledón | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | Real Monarchs | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Costa Rica | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2014 | |||
A leftsided winger, Calvo started his career at Alajuelense and joined Vålerenga in March 2013 to play alongside compatriot Giancarlo González.[1] On 11 August 2014, he was loaned out to IFK Göteborg.[2]
Calvo played for his country at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica on 22 March 2013 against the United States in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Colorado[4] and has, as of January 2014, earned a total of 8 caps, scoring one goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3]
International goals
- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2013 | San José, Costa Rica |  Jamaica | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
- Diego Calvo deja Alajuelense para ir a Noruega - Nación (in Spanish)
- "VM-spelare till IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- Diego Calvo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Diego Calvo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Diego Calvo at Soccerway
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