The former full-back is currently the assistant manager at Alaves B but hasn’t ruled out a return to the south coast, where he enjoyed six-and-a-half memorable years as an Albion player.
Speaking to My Albion TV, he discussed the idea of making a return to Sussex at some point in the future.
He said, “My family loved it there and my daughter was born in Brighton, and my son lived there for five years. We all have good memories of it. I don’t know when but for sure it will happen.
“I miss playing, but management is challenging me to think more about the game for each player. I want to keep learning and putting in a lot of hours.
“[Alaves] said they wanted me to help and we’ve taken the team to promotion from the third division to the second tier, and I’ve really enjoyed it so far.”
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Calderon’s second season with the Seagulls was a memorable one as they gained promotion from League One in the club’s final year at Withdean Stadium.
The league title would be won at Walsall when the Spaniard opened the scoring in a 3-1 win, having also found the net when promotion was confirmed at home to Dagenham & Redbridge seven days earlier.
“That season was the best I’ve played in my career, without a doubt. We had some great players and we clicked really well,” he added.
“A lot of players would say that it was their best season too, we enjoyed ourselves so much on the field and that was really the key.
“Those two games really made us believe that we were worthy winners and showed everyone what we were about. There were plenty of clubs with bigger budgets than us, so it was a fantastic season.
“Even now when I go back to Brighton and get on the train and go past Withdean all the memories come back. It wasn’t the best stadium, but everything from that season makes me happy.
“Recently, I’ve been having a bit of a clear out and I actually found the video camera with all of the footage from the promotion year on - the parade in the marina and everything else. It brought back so many memories."
Six years later Albion would clinch another promotion to the Premier League for the first time in the club’s history, and Calderon is proud to have played his part in the journey.
“At first I was upset that I wasn’t there but then as time goes by and you think about it you realise that so many people were a part of that journey, and I was one of them. I was so proud.
“Brighton has been a project that’s taken the right steps. It’s about trying to help the team both on and off the pitch when you go through that process and I’m really glad to have helped do that.”