Ramón María Calderé del Rey (born 16 January 1959) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.

Ramón Calderé
Personal information
Full name Ramón María Calderé del Rey
Date of birth (1959-01-16) 16 January 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Vila-rodona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1972–1977 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1984 Barcelona B 117 (31)
1979–1980Alcalá (loan)
1980Valladolid (loan) 3 (0)
1981Alcalá (loan) 15 (2)
1984–1988 Barcelona 110 (15)
1988–1990 Betis 47 (1)
1990–1993 Sant Andreu 86 (11)
Total 378 (60)
International career
1984–1986 Spain U21 3 (1)
1985–1988 Spain 18 (7)
Managerial career
1993–1995 Santboià (assistant)
1995–1996 Europa (assistant)
1996–1997 Júpiter (assistant)
1997–1998 Premià
1998–2000 Cornellà
2000–2001 Gavà
2002 Castelldefels
2002–2005 Badalona
2005–2006 Ceuta
2006–2007 Premià
2007–2009 Reus
2009–2011 Teruel
2011–2012 Palencia
2012–2014 Burgos
2014–2015 Castellón
2016–2017 Olot
2017 Sint-Truiden (assistant)
2017–2018 Salmantino
2018–2019 Badalona
2020 Santboià
2021 Montañesa
2021–2022 Tàrrega
2022 Jarabacoa
2023 Vilafranca
2023–2024 Santa Coloma
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

An all-around midfield unit, he played mainly for Barcelona, appearing in 157 competitive games over four La Liga seasons. In the Spanish top division, he also represented Valladolid and Betis.

A Spanish international in the second part of the 80s, Calderé represented the country at the 1986 World Cup and Euro 1988. He went on to have an extensive career as a coach following his retirement, but exclusively in the lower leagues.

Club career

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Born in Vila-rodona, Tarragona, Catalonia, Calderé was a product of local club FC Barcelona's youth system, having spent several seasons with their reserves. In an unassuming loan spell, he made his La Liga debut with Real Valladolid in 1980–81.[1]

At already 25, Calderé was promoted to the first team,[2] helping them win the league title in his first season even though he was not first choice.[3] In summer 1988, he signed for fellow top-flight Real Betis against his wishes,[4] being relegated in his debut campaign.[5][6]

Calderé retired in 1993 at the age of 34, with lowly UE Sant Andreu also in his province of birth, and subsequently took up coaching, mainly with modest teams in the region: CE Premià – twice – UE Cornellà, CF Gavà, UE Castelldefels, CF Badalona, AD Ceuta, CF Reus Deportiu, CD Teruel, CF Palencia and Burgos CF.[7] In June 2008, whilst a manager of Reus, he was arrested following an alleged assault on a civil guard during a match at Sangonera Atlético CF.[8]

Other than working in his country's lower leagues, Calderé also had a brief assistant spell at Sint-Truidense V.V. in the Belgian Pro League, under his compatriot Tintín Márquez.[9]

International career

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Calderé earned 18 caps and scored seven goals for Spain, and played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup[10] where he scored twice in a 3–0 group stage win over Algeria.[11][7] Having made his debut on 30 April 1985 in a 1986 World Cup qualifier against Wales in Wrexham (3–0 loss),[12] he was also picked for UEFA Euro 1988's squad, but was not used.

Calderé was used as an overaged player by the under-21 side, helping them win the 1986 European Championships even though he did not appear in the finals due to injury.[13][14]

1986 World Cup

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During the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Calderé suffered from a case of travelers' diarrhea, and was prescribed antibiotics by the national team physician. After the win against Northern Ireland he was summoned for a doping test, which came out positive.

Calderé, however, was not sanctioned, as the medical staff argued successfully the medication was administered to fight the condition, lest a severe risk of dehydration. He scored twice against Algeria in the following match.[15]

Managerial statistics

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As of 20 January 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premià   1 July 1997 30 June 1998 38 13 8 17 50 50 +0 034.21 [16]
Cornellà   1 July 1998 30 June 2000 82 45 21 16 151 76 +75 054.88 [17]
Gavà   1 July 2000 30 June 2001 44 23 13 8 83 45 +38 052.27 [18]
Castelldefels   1 January 2002 30 June 2002 20 7 9 4 33 27 +6 035.00 [19]
Badalona   1 July 2002 30 June 2005 141 69 40 32 209 130 +79 048.94 [20]
Ceuta   1 July 2005 13 March 2006 30 5 18 7 22 23 −1 016.67 [21]
Premià   1 July 2006 30 June 2007 38 11 10 17 40 58 −18 028.95 [22]
Reus   1 July 2007 30 June 2009 91 47 25 19 155 86 +69 051.65 [23]
Teruel   1 July 2009 28 May 2011 80 43 20 17 128 64 +64 053.75 [24]
Palencia   1 July 2011 23 June 2012 43 13 11 19 36 52 −16 030.23 [25]
Burgos   23 June 2012 13 June 2014 85 47 15 23 135 72 +63 055.29 [26]
Castellón   30 October 2014 19 October 2015 55 24 15 16 75 51 +24 043.64
Olot   1 June 2016 3 June 2017 40 25 9 6 75 39 +36 062.50 [27]
Salmantino   16 October 2017 9 February 2018 15 6 4 5 21 15 +6 040.00
Badalona   9 July 2018 22 January 2019 22 5 7 10 19 25 −6 022.73 [28]
Total 824 383 225 216 1,232 813 +419 046.48

Honours

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Player

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Barcelona

Sant Andreu

Manager

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Gavà

Teruel

Castellón

Santa Coloma

References

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  1. ^ 10 futbolistas que han jugado en Barça y Valladolid (10 footballers who have played for Barça and Valladolid); Mundo Deportivo, 24 August 2018 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Así invirtió el Barça el dinero de otras grandes ventas (This is how Barça invested the money from other big sales); Diario AS, 2 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b El Camp Nou homenajea a los campeones de la Liga 84–85 (Camp Nou honours champions of the 84–85 League); La Vanguardia, 24 March 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Ramón: “Seré culé de por vida” (Ramón: "I'll be a culé for life"); Mundo Deportivo, 2 September 1988 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Apoteosis en Valencia (Exhilaration in Valencia); Mundo Deportivo, 18 June 1989 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ No hubo milagre en Sevilla (No miracle in Seville); Mundo Deportivo, 3 July 1989 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ a b Qué fue de... Calderé (What happened to... Calderé); La Liga, 21 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Calderé, detenido por la Guardia Civil (Calderé, arrested by the civil guard)); Mundo Deportivo, 2 June 2008 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ 'Tintín' Márquez i Ramon Calderé dirigiran el St. Truiden belga ('Tintín' Márquez and Ramon Calderé will coach Belgium's St. Truiden); Ara, 22 June 2017 (in Catalan)
  10. ^ Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios (From the falangista kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes); El Confidencial, 21 May 2016 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ 3–0: A lomos de Calderé, España cruzó el desierto buscando el "grupo de la muerte" (3–0: On the back of Calderé, Spain crossed the desert in search of the "group of death"); ABC, 13 June 1986 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Gales, espectacular y potente, goleó a España (Gales, spectacular and powerful, routed Spain); El País, 1 May 1985 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Ramón Vázquez García; El País, 28 October 1986 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ ¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ ¿Sabías cuál fue la “lesión” más temida en los mundiales de México? (Did you know what the most feared "injury" in Mexico's World Cup was?) Archived 5 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Diarios de Fútbol, 9 May 2007 (in Spanish)
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    "Tercera División (Grupo 5) 1999–00" [Tercera División (Group 5) 1999–00] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
    "Fase de asenso a Segunda División B 1999–00 (Grupo C4)" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 1999–00 (Group C4)] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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    "Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2008–09" [Tercera División (Group 5) 2008–09] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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  27. ^ "Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2016–17" [Tercera División (Group 5) 2016–17] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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  29. ^ La Copa que 'salvó' al Barça cumple 25 años (25th anniversary of the Cup that 'saved' Barça); Sport, 28 March 2013 (in Spanish)
  30. ^ a b "Managers with a Blaugrana past". FC Barcelona. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  31. ^ a b Ramón Calderé marxa de la UE Santa Coloma (Ramón Calderé leaves UE Santa Coloma); Andorra Esportiu, 3 June 2024 (in Catalan)
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