Marcos Calderón

Compared to his successful coaching career, his playing career remains relatively modest with only two club experiences, at Carlos Concha, then at Sport Boys where he reunited with his cousin Luis Calderón and won the first professional championship of Peru in 1951.

Club

Just two years after retiring as a player, Marcos Calderón replaced Dan Georgiadis as manager of Sport Boys and won the championship in 1958, his first title as a coach, and in his very first year in charge. This inaugural success set the tone for his coaching career, which was laden with titles (ten with his club and one with the national team), to the point that he was nicknamed Don Títulos (Mr. Titles) by Pocho Rospigliosi, a famous Peruvian sports journalist. Indeed, besides Sport Boys – where he won a second championship in 1984 – Calderón distinguished himself at the three biggest clubs in Peru: Universitario de Deportes (champions in 1964, 1966, 1967 and 1985), Sporting Cristal (champions in 1972, 1979 and 1980) and Alianza Lima (champions in 1975). With the latter club, he reached the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores in 1976.

Peru national team

A Copa América winner in 1975, Marcos Calderón experienced both highs and lows with the Peruvian national team. Replacing György Orth in 1961, he led La Blanquirroja (The Red and Whites) during the 1962 World Cup qualifiers, a first experience that proved unsuccessful, as the Peruvians were eliminated by a Colombian team that was considered inferior on paper. This did not prevent the Peruvian Football Federation from recalling him in 1965, only to see another disappointing performance from the Incas, who were overtaken by Uruguay in the 1966 World Cup qualifiers. After a third return to the Peruvian…

Player

Sport Boys

Peruvian Primera División: 1951

Manager

Sport Boys

Peruvian Primera División (2): 1958, 1984 Universitario de Deportes

Peruvian Primera División (4): 1964, 1966, 1967, 1985 Sporting Cristal

Peruvian Primera División (3): 1972, 1979, 1980 Alianza Lima

Peruvian Primera División: 1975 Peru

Copa América: 1975