Dan Califano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975 | San Antonio Thunder | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1973 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Daniel Califano was an Argentine-American soccer defender who spent one season in the North American Soccer League. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.
In Argentina, he played in 1966 three games for Club Ferro Carril Oeste in First Division.[1]
National team[]
Califano played his single game with the U.S. national team in a 1–0 win over Poland on August 3, 1973. He was replaced by Carmen Capurro in the 65th minute.[2]
Professional[]
Califano, and most of his teammates, were from the second division American Soccer League after the first division North American Soccer League (NASL) refused to release players for the game.[3] In 1975, he signed with the San Antonio Thunder of the NASL.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Califano in Argentina's League".
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived February 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1973". Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
- ^ North American Soccer League: A - E Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
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