Manuel Caldeira

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Manuel Caldeira
Personal information
Full name	Manuel António Caldeira
Date of birth	(1926-12-14) 14 December 1926
Place of birth	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Lusitano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1944–1950	Lusitano
1950–1959	Sporting CP
1959–1961	Portimonense
1961–1962	Silves
National team
1954–1955	Portugal	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Manuel António Caldeira (born 14 December 1926 in Vila Real de Santo António, Algarve) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as defender.

Football career

Caldeira spent nine years of his senior career with Sporting Clube de Portugal, winning five national championships – four consecutive – and the 1954 Portuguese Cup.

He gained three caps for Portugal over a five-month period, making his debut on 19 December 1954 against West Germany in Lisbon, a 0–3 defeat.

Persondata
Name	Caldeira,Manuel
Alternative names
Short description	Portuguese footballer
Date of birth	14 December 1926
Place of birth	Vila Real de Santo António Municipality, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death

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