Íñigo Calderón Zapatería (born 4 January 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back, currently head coach of EFL League One club Bristol Rovers.
[3] Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Calderón started his professional career with Alicante in the Segunda División B, achieving two first-place finishes and one third during his three-year spell but seeing his team consecutively fail in the promotion play-offs.
[4] In 2007, he moved to Alavés (he had already represented its C and B sides early in his career),[5] playing two Segunda División seasons – often serving as team captain[6][7][8]– and suffering relegation in his second year.
[9] On 7 January 2010, after a spell on trial, Calderón signed with Football League One club Brighton & Hove Albion on a contract until the end of the campaign.
[16] In the 2010–11 season, Calderón scored eight goals, including a first-half strike in the 4–3 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge that helped Albion secure promotion to the Championship.