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 | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1992 | Casa Pia | ||
| 1992–1995 | Estrela Amadora | 70 | (4) |
| 1995–2001 | Benfica | 138 | (5) |
| 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 | 35 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1994 | Portugal U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Portugal | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
José António Calado da Silva, known as Calado (born 1 March 1974), is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
After coming to prominence in his country with Benfica, he played the rest of his 19-year career in Spain (two teams) and Cyprus (two).
Club career
Calado was born in Lisbon. During his early career, started with local outfit Casa Pia AC, he represented C.F. Estrela da Amadora and Sport Lisboa e Benfica, reaching international status with the latter.
In the 2001 summer Calado, alongside striker João Tomás, joined La Liga side Real Betis, but both failed to settle, with the midfielder only appearing 20 times during two seasons. From 2003–05, he played on loan with Segunda División team Polideportivo Ejido, and the move was subsequently made permanent.
After 100 league matches with 15 goals (he missed the entire 2006–07 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 AEP in early 2010 and retiring at nearly 36.
International career
Internationally, Calado gained four caps for the Portuguese national team during four years, and also represented the nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
References
- ↑ José Calado – FIFA competition record
External links
- José Calado at footballzz.co.uk
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- BDFutbol profile
- José Calado at National-Football-Teams.com
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