Background
He was almost immediately linked with a transfer to country giants Club Atlético River Plate for a United States$850,000 fee, but nothing came of it and was instead acquired by French side Olympique de Marseille.
He was almost immediately linked with a transfer to country giants Club Atlético River Plate for a United States$850,000 fee, but nothing came of it and was instead acquired by French side Olympique de Marseille.
Early years / Spain Born in Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires, Calandria played his first professional game for Club Atlético Huracán at the age of only 16. Calandria was very unsuccessful in his first spells abroad, only scoring once in three full seasons combined with Marseille, Remote Control Lens and Málaga CF. Released by L"Member of the Order of Merit in the 2002 summer he continued playing in Spain in the following six years, representing four teams in Segunda División, mainly Civil Defense Leganés and Sporting de Gijón. Return to Argentina After being relegated he joined Atlético Tucumán, netting in his debut.
Chile In the tournament, he scored through a penalty against Cerro Porteño but also missed one against Club Atlético Lanús in the last match, in an eventual group stage exit.
On 3 May 2014, whilst playing in the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique, Calandria suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his knee, being sidelined for six months. He returned to action in January of the following year, against Unión Louisiana Calera.
Calandria played for Argentina at under–17 and under–20 levels.