Carlos Calvo Sobrado

Carlos Calvo

Calvo (left) in action for Xerez in 2009
Personal information
Full name Carlos Calvo Sobrado
Date of birth (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Cádiz
Number 12
Youth career
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Elche B
2005 Valladolid B 2 (0)
2006 Villajoyosa 18 (2)
2006–2007 Alcoyano 33 (5)
2007–2010 Xerez 111 (8)
2010–2012 Udinese 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Granada (loan) 37 (3)
2011–2012 → Hércules (loan) 42 (8)
2012–2013 Almería 36 (2)
2013–2015 Skoda Xanthi 29 (4)
2015–2016 Huesca 4 (0)
2016– Cádiz 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Calvo and the second or maternal family name is Sobrado.

Carlos Calvo Sobrado (born 18 September 1985 in Madrid) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cádiz CF mainly as a winger but also as a forward.

Football career

After playing well into his 20s with modest clubs – Elche CF Ilicitano, Real Valladolid B, Villajoyosa CF and CD Alcoyano – Calvo had his first taste of professional football in the 2007–08 season, with second division's Xerez CD. On 13 June 2009 he became an integral part of the Andalusians' history, as he scored the 2–1 winner against SD Huesca which certified the club's first ever promotion to La Liga.[1]

On 31 January 2010, as Xerez ranked last in the league, Calvo netted twice to help it come from behind against RCD Mallorca at home, in just the second win in 20 games.[2] After the team's relegation he moved to Serie A side Udinese Calcio, for three years; however, on 13 July, he was transferred to Granada CF in the second level.[3]

Calvo started in 15 of the league matches he appeared in his only season and scored three times, as the club achieved a second consecutive promotion. Still owned by the Italians, he spent the following campaign also in division two, with Hércules CF.[4]

After his contract with Udinese expired, Calvo joined UD Almería on 1 September 2012.[5] He spent the following years in the Superleague Greece, with Skoda Xanthi FC.

On 25 August 2015, Calvo returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year deal with SD Huesca, newly promoted to the second level.[6]

References

  1. ↑ El Xerez hace historia con su primer ascenso a Primera (Xerez makes history with first Primera promotion); Marca, 13 June 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Xerez stun Mallorca to record much-needed win; ESPN Soccernet, 31 January 2010
  3. ↑ Carlos Calvo y Matías Alonso, nuevos fichajes del Granada Club de Fútbol (Carlos Calvo and Matías Alonso, new Granada Club de Fútbol signings); Granada CF, 13 July 2010 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ "El Hércules cierra la incorporación de Carlos Calvo" [Hércules completes Carlos Calvo addition] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "El Almería cierra el fichaje de Carlos Calvo" [Almería completes signing of Carlos Calvo] (in Spanish). Teleprensa. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Carlos Calvo, nuevo jugador azulgrana" [Carlos Calvo, new azulgrana player] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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