Dan Califano
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975 | San Antonio Thunder | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
1973 | United States | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Daniel “Dan” 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.
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.[1]
Professional
Califano, and most of his team mates, were from the second division American Soccer League after the first division North American Soccer League (NASL) refused to release players for the game.[2] In 1975, he signed with the San Antonio Thunder of the NASL.[3]
References
Categories:
- American soccer players
- Argentine emigrants to the United States
- United States men's international soccer players
- American Soccer League (1933–83) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- San Antonio Thunder players
- Hispanic and Latino American sportspeople
- Living people
- American soccer defender stubs
- Association football defenders