Adrián Calello

Adrián Calello
	Calello playing for Dinamo Zagreb
Personal information
Full name	Adrián Daniel Calello
Date of birth	May 14, 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth	Quilmes, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Quilmes
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Independiente
2009–2012	Dinamo Zagreb
2013	Siena
2013–2014	Chievo
2014–2015	Catania
2015–2017	Quilmes
2017–2018	Huracán
2018–2019	Banfield
2019–2020	Huracán
2020–	Quilmes
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2021

Adrián Daniel Calello (locally [kaˈleʎo], Italian: [kaˈlɛllo]; born May 14, 1987) is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Quilmes Atlético Club.

He started his professional career at Independiente, debuting for the first team on February 24, 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.

Club career[]

Independiente[]

Calello debuted for the senior squad of Independiente on February 24, 2007 in club's home defeat against Boca Juniors 3–1. He entered the match as a 16th-minute substitute for Gastón Machín. During the 2006–07 season, Calello made 14 appearances in the closing tournament of Primera División. 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.

Dinamo Zagreb[]

On December 15, 2008, Callelo was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb for a reported fee of €2.2 million. He signed a 5+1⁄2-year contract for his new club.^[1] His first official match for Dinamo Zagreb was a 2008–09 Prva HNL tie against the club's biggest rivals Hajduk Split on February 24, 2009. Dinamo Zagreb lost the match 2–0 and Calello was responsible for Hajduk Split scoring their first goal from a penalty-kick.^[2] 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. 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.

Siena[]

On January 31, 2013, the board of Siena confirmed signing of Calello on a free transfer.

Personal life[]

Like many Argentine footballers who share an Italian ancestry, Calello also holds an Italian passport, thanks to his descent from Spilinga (VV), in Calabria, where his father is from.^[3]

Calello is also a high level Age of Empires 2 player who plays under the alias "Carbo" for the clan Dark Side.

Career statistics[]

As of December 5, 2012

Note: the Croatian Cup appearances for Dinamo Zagreb can be viewed at the official website of the club nk-dinamo.hr under the section The Match.

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
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			19	1	2	0	10	0	31	1
2012			6	0	2	0	7	0	15	0
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
2013	Siena	Serie A	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
2013–14	Chievo	Serie A	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Career total			135	3	17	0	30	0	183	3

¹ The AFA does not organise a cup competition for the Argentine clubs.
² Including the 2010 Croatian Supercup match against Hajduk Split.^[4]

Honours[]

Croatian First League (3): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
Croatian Cup (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
Croatian Super Cup (1): 2010

References[]

^ "Callelo potpisao!" (in Croatian). Dinamo Zagreb. December 15, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Calello: Sudac nije mogao vidjeti penal!" (in Croatian). ezadar.hr. February 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 13, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
^ "Adrian Caello" (in Italian). Gruppo Esperti. January 22, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
^ "Bišćan presudio Hajduku" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. July 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

External links[]

Adrián Calello at FootballDatabase.eu
Adrián Calello at Soccerway

[1] "Callelo potpisao!" (in Croatian). Dinamo Zagreb. December 15, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Calello: Sudac nije mogao vidjeti penal!" (in Croatian). ezadar.hr. February 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 13, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.

[3] "Adrian Caello" (in Italian). Gruppo Esperti. January 22, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2013.

[supercup2010-4] "Bišćan presudio Hajduku" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. July 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

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