Francisco Caló
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco António Galinho Caló | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 12 July 2021 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | 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 (5 September 1946 – 12 July 2021) was a Portuguese professional 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 in 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 a total of 30 games and one goal to two national championship conquests, in
1971 Taça de Portugal against S.L. Benfica, losing two finals against the same adversary, 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.[3]
International career
Calón earned one cap for Portugal, appearing in a 2–1 loss against Scotland in Glasgow for the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers, on 13 October 1971.[4]
Death
Caló died on 12 July 2021 at the age of 74, from unknown causes.[5]
References
- ^ "Época 1965/66: Primeira Divisão" [1965/66 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 12 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Época 1969/70: Primeira Divisão" [1969/70 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Morreu Francisco Caló" [Francisco Caló has died]. Jornal Desportivo (in Portuguese). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Sporting manifesta pesar pela morte de Francisco Caló" [Sporting express condolences for the death of Francisco Caló]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
External links
- Francisco Caló at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Francisco Caló national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Francisco Caló at National-Football-Teams.com
- Francisco Caló at EU-Football.info
