Washington Calcaterra

Washington Calcaterra
Personal information
Full name Washington Roberto Calcaterra
Date of birth 1950 (age 6566)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1969 Libertad
1970–1974 Nacional de Montevideo
1974Cerro (loan)
1974–1978 Ethnikos Piraeus 37 (20)
1979–1980 Ethnikos Piraeus 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Washington Roberto Calcaterra, Chueco, (born 1950) is a retired footballer who played as a forward for club sides in Uruguay and Greece.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Calcaterra began playing football with Libertad F.C.. He started playing with the club's senior side at age 14, but would move to Club Nacional de Football in 1970. Calcaterra was a member of Nacional's world champion side in 1971 and stayed with the club until 1974, when he went on a six-month loan to C.A. Cerro.[1]

Calcaterra moved to Greece in July 1974, joining Greek first division side Ethnikos Piraeus F.C..[2] He would become the joint top goal-scorer during his first season, notching 20 goals.[3] He suffered a serious injury early in his second season with Ethnikos Piraeus and playing sparingly over the next three seasons.

After one season away from Ethnikos Piraeus, he returned for the 1979–80 season, playing in seven matches before retiring.[4]

References

  1. "Deportistas Destacados: Futbol" (in Spanish). doloresnet.com. 24 October 2006.
  2. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (19 January 2003). "Greece 1974/75". RSSSF.
  3. Karasoulos, Spyros (17 September 2010). "Greece - List of Topscorers". RSSSF.
  4. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (24 April 2003). "Greece 1979/80". RSSSF.
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