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Caló
Personal information
Full name Carlos Pedro Silva Morais
Date of birth (1976-03-21) 21 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Académica Praia
1996–1997 Ovarense
1998 Sporting Praia
1998–2000 Avanca ? (22)
2000–2002 Salgueiros 30 (3)
2002–2006 Al-Ahli ? (26)
2006–2009 Al-Shamaal
2010 Santa Maria
2011 Sporting Praia
International career
1998–2007 Cape Verde 20 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Pedro Silva Morais (born 21 March 1976), commonly known as Caló, is a Cape Verdean retired footballer who played as a left winger.

Biography

Early life and career

Caló was born in the capital city of Praia. He played basketball and football (soccer) in his young years

Club career

Caló was born in Praia, bouncing back between clubs in his country and in the Portuguese lower leagues in his early career, when he played for Avanca, he scored 22 goals, three was scored in the Portuguese Cup.[1] In 2000 he signed for S.C. Salgueiros in the top division of the latter nation, being sparingly used over the course of two seasons and suffering relegation in his second, he had 30 appearance and scored far less goals than his previous club with only three.

Subsequently Caló moved countries again, spending several years in Qatar in representation of two teams, mainly Al Ahli SC (Doha), he was one of the first Cape Verdean players to play in a Qatari club, he scored 26 goals in al Ahli. In early 2010, aged nearly 34, he returned to his homeland, joining Sport Club Santa Maria and moving to former side Sporting Clube da Praia after a few months.

International career

Caló represented Cape Verde during nine years, his debut coming in 1998. He scored one of the national team's first ever goals in a FIFA World Cup qualification match, against Swaziland on 16 November 2003 (1–1 away draw).[2]

References

  1. ^ Avelino, Conceiçǎo (14 June 2000). "Salgueiros pretende Caló". record.xl.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ "On the verge of a fairytale". FIFA.com. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
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