| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián Daniel Calello[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 14, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Independiente | 51 | (0) |
| 2008– | Dinamo Zagreb | 54 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Adrián Daniel Calello (born 14 May 1987) is an Argentine football midfielder, currently a member of Dinamo Zagreb. He signed for the club on 15 December 2008 and since then has made a total of 52 appearances in all competitions.
He started his professional career at Independiente, debuting for the first team on 24 February 2007. In the winter transfer window of the 2008–09 season he joined reigning Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. With the Croatian club, Calello has won two domestic league titles, one Croatian Cup and one Croatian Supercup.
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Calello debuted for the senior squad of Independiente on 24 February 2007 in club's home defeat against Boca Juniors 3–1. He entered the match as a 16th minute substitute for Gastón Machín.[3] During the 2006–07 season, Calello made 14 appearances in the closing tournament of Primera División.[2] The following season he made a total of 15 appearances in the opening and 9 appearances in the closing tournament. The 2008–09 season saw Calello make 13 appearances in the opening tournament before he was transferred to Croatian reigning champions Dinamo Zagreb. Calello made a total of 51 league appearances for Independiente, also featuring in one Copa Sudamericana match for the club.[2]
On 15 December 2008 Callelo was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb for a reported fee of €2.2 millions.[4] He signed a five and a half year contract for his new club.[5] His first official match for Dinamo Zagreb was a 2008–09 Prva HNL tie against the club's biggest rivals Hajduk Split on 24 February 2009.[6] Dinamo Zagreb lost the match 2–0 and Calello was responsible for Hajduk Spilt scoring their first goal from a penalty-kick.[7] He made 12 league appearances and 3 cup appearances in his debut season with the club. The 2009–10 season saw calello feature in 20 out of 30 league matches for Dinamo Zagreb. He also made 3 appearances in Croatian Cup and 4 appearances in European competitions.[2] He scored the first goal of his professional career in a 2010-11 Prva HNL match against RNK Split, which ended up being the winning goal as Dinamo won the match 1-0.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Independiente | Primera División | 14 | 0 | —1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 18 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 332 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 105 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 133 | 2 | ||
1 The AFA does not organise a cup competition for the Argentine clubs.
2 Including the 2010 Croatian Supercup match against Hajduk Split.[8]
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