Alfredo Calderón

Alfredo Andrés Calderón Rosales (born 24 February 1986) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Curacaví FC.

Career As a child, Calderón was with Villa Independencia and Club Miraflores in his hometown. Then he joined Coquimbo Unido youth system. He also is well remembered by the club fans after scored a goal versus Deportes La Serena, the traditional rival, in a 2–2 draw what was played in two parts due to incidents from both clubs fans. In 2007, he played on loan at Deportes Ovalle and was chosen as the best player of the Tercera División. getting promotion to Primera División after the club was the runner-up of the 2009 Primera B.

In 2013 he played for Racing de Olavarría in Argentina, what was coached by Víctor Comisso, a former coach of Coquimbo Unido in 2008.

He left the football activity during 2014. After playing for Deportes Valdivia in 2015, he left the football activity again until October 2016, when he signed with Lota Schwager in the Segunda División Profesional, scoring eight times. In June 2017 he tried to sign with Coquimbo Unido, but the coach Patricio Graff rejected him. So he joined Deportes Pintana, his last club.

After his retirement, he made his home in Coquimbo and has played for amateur clubs such as Deportivo Caupolicán and Fedenort, where he coincided with other former professional footballers such as Félix Cortés and Miguel Ángel Estay.

In 2025, Calderón returned to football in the Chilean league system by signing with Curacaví FC.

Personal life In 2017, he began to study for becoming a football manager) at the (National Football Institute).

Honours Tercera División de Chile Best Player: 2007