José Calado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José António Calado da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Belenenses | ||
| 1988–1989 | Casa Pia | ||
| 1989–1990 | Belenenses | ||
| 1990–1991 | Casa Pia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Casa Pia | ||
| 1992–1995 | Estrela Amadora | 54 | (3) |
| 1995–2001 | Benfica | 138 | (4) |
| 2001–2005 | Betis | 20 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 66 | (13) |
| 2005–2007 | Poli Ejido | 34 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | APOP | 26 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | AEP | 39 | (2) |
| Total | 377 | (28) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1994 | Portugal U21 | 14 | (2) |
| 1995–1998 | Portugal | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
José António Calado da Silva (born 1 March 1974), known as Calado , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder.
After coming to prominence in his own country with Benfica, he played the rest of his 19-year career with two teams in Spain and two in Cyprus. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 184 games and seven goals, over the course of eight seasons.
Club career
Calado was born in Lisbon. During his early career, started with local Casa Pia AC, he represented C.F. Estrela da Amadora and S.L. Benfica, reaching international status with the latter.
In the 2001 summer, Calado, alongside teammate João Tomás, joined La Liga club Real Betis, but both failed to settle, with the midfielder only appearing 20 times during two seasons. From 2003 to 2005 he played on loan with Segunda División team Polideportivo Ejido,[1] and the move was subsequently made permanent.[2]
After 100 league matches with 15 goals (he missed the entire 2006–07 campaign due to injury), Calado moved to Cyprus, first with APOP Kinyras FC, joining AEP Paphos F.C. for 2008–09. He appeared regularly for both clubs during his Cypriot First Division spell, eventually leaving the latter in early 2010 and retiring at age 36.
International career
Internationally, Calado gained four caps for the Portugal national team during four years, and also represented the nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]
Honours
- Benfica
References
- ↑ "El Poli Ejido, casi salvado tras ganar a un débil Elche" [Poli Ejido, nearly saved after defeating weak Elche] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "El milagro celeste pasa por ganar en Santo Domingo" [Sky blue miracle needs a win at Santo Domingo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ José Calado – FIFA competition record
External links
- José Calado at thefinalball.com
- José Calado profile at ForaDeJogo
- José Calado profile at BDFutbol
- José Calado at National-Football-Teams.com
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