Francisco Caló
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco António Galinho Caló | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1972 | Sporting CP | 74 | (1) |
| 1968–1969 | → União Tomar (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Atlético | 24 | (1) |
| 1975–1976 | Estoril | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 121 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco António Galinho Caló (born 5 September 1946) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Montemor-o-Novo, Évora District, Caló joined Sporting CP in 1965 at the age of 18. He was irregularly used during his seven-year spell with the Lisbon club, also being loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team U.F.C.I. Tomar in the 1968–69 season.
Caló contributed with a combined 30 games and one goal to two national championship conquests, in 1966 and 1970. He also played two Portuguese Cup finals, both lost against S.L. Benfica, and retired professionally at only 29 after one-year stints with two other sides in the country's capital, Atlético Clube de Portugal and G.D. Estoril Praia (no league appearances for the latter).
International career
Calón earned one cap for Portugal, appearing in a 1–2 loss against Scotland in Glasgow for the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers, on 13 October 1971.
External links
- Francisco Caló at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Francisco Caló at National-Football-Teams.com
- Portugal stats at Eu-Football
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Sporting CP footballers
- U.F.C.I. Tomar players
- Atlético Clube de Portugal players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers