Ignacio Calderón

Ignacio Calderón

Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Francisco Calderón González
Date of birth	(1943-12-13) December 13, 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1974	Guadalajara
1974–1980	U de G	67	(0)
1980	Atlas	7	(0)
International career
1965–1974	Mexico	60	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008

Calderón started his playing career with Guadalajara. In 1962, they won three Mexican league championships in 1963–64, 1964–65 and 1969–70. He was called up to the Mexico national team for the first time in 1965.

Calderón played in two FIFA World Cups for the Mexico national team, and in the 1970 World Cup he set a World Cup record of 310 minutes without conceding a goal.

In 1974 Calderón joined the U de G team that finished as runners up in the Liga MX in 1975–76 and 1976–77; and shared the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1978.

After a three-month spell with Atlas in 1980 Calderón retired at the age of 36.