Adolfo Calisto

Adolfo Calisto
Personal information
Full name Adolfo António da Luz Calisto
Date of birth 4 January 1944 (1944-01-04) (age 68)
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960-1962 FC Barreirense
1965-1975 SL Benfica 300 (5)
1975-1976 União de Montemor
1976-1977 Portimonense
National team
1971–73 Portugal 15 (1)
Teams managed
1982–93 GD Alcains
Benfica de C.Branco
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Adolfo António da Luz Calisto (born January 1, 1944) is a former Portuguese footballer who played left back and was one of the top players SL Benfica and the Portuguese national football team during the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Barreiro.

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Career

Player

He first attracted attention for his local team of FC Barreirense, (1960–1962 and 1963–1966), and for Seixal (1962–1963). After that he moved to SL Benfica, where he played from 1965/66 to 1974/75. He then played for U.Montemor (1975–1976) and Portimonense (1976–1977), before ending his career at age 33. He won six championships, and was part of the Benfica squad that reached the Champions Cup Final in 1968. As a Benfica player he achieved the nickname of "Barreiro locomotiv", he was the first wing defender doing the entire corridor.

He had 15 caps for the national team, scoring 1 goals, and played with the team that reached 2nd place at the 1972 Independence Brazil Cup final, losing only in an epic final with Brasil (1-0), being considered the best wing left defender that year.

The Portuguese team, which was largely composed of Benfica players, including veterans Eusébio and Jaime Graça, and youngsters Humberto Coelho and Jordão, lost the final only at the 89th minute, when Jairzinho finally scored.

Adolfo Calisto: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 June 1972 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Argentina 0–1 1–3 Brazilian Independence Cup

Honours and awards

Runner-Up 1967/68

References