José Calado

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Calado and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
José Calado
Personal information
Full name José António Calado da Silva
Date of birth (1974-03-01) 1 March 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
1987–1988 Belenenses
1988–1989 Casa Pia
1989–1990 Belenenses
1990–1991 Casa Pia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Casa Pia
1992–1995 Estrela Amadora 53 (3)
1995–2001 Benfica 138 (4)
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 39 (2)
Total 376 (28)
National team
1993–1994 Portugal U21 14 (2)
1995–1998 Portugal 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

José António Calado da Silva (born 1 March 1974), known as Calado, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central midfielder.

After coming to prominence in his own country with Benfica, he spent the rest of his 19-year career with two teams in Spain and two in Cyprus. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 184 games and seven goals, over eight seasons.

Club career[]

Calado was born in Lisbon. During his early career, started with local Casa Pia AC, he represented C.F. Estrela da Amadora and S.L. Benfica, reaching international status with the latter club.

In the summer of 2001 Calado, alongside teammate 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 to 2005 he played on loan with Segunda División team Polideportivo Ejido,[1] and the move was subsequently made permanent.[2]

After 100 league matches with 15 goals (he missed the entire 2006–07 campaign due to injury), Calado moved to Cyprus, first with APOP Kinyras FC, joining AEP Paphos FC for 2008–09. He appeared regularly for both clubs during his Cypriot First Division spell, eventually leaving the latter in early 2010 and retiring at age 36.

International career[]

Calado won four caps for the Portugal national team during four years, and also represented the nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]

Honours[]

Benfica

References[]

  1. ^ "El Poli Ejido, casi salvado tras ganar a un débil Elche" [Poli Ejido, nearly saved after defeating weak Elche]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 30 May 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ^ "El milagro celeste pasa por ganar en Santo Domingo" [Sky blue miracle needs a win at Santo Domingo]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. ^ José Calado – FIFA competition record (archived)

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