José Calado

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 50)
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)
2001–2004	Betis	20	(1)
2003–2004	→ Poli Ejido (loan)	30	(8)
2004–2007	Poli Ejido	70	(7)
2007–2008	APOP	26	(3)
2008–2010	AEP	39	(2)
Total		376	(28)
International career
1994–1996	Portugal U21	14	(2)
1996	Portugal U23	6	(2)
1995–1998	Portugal	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 home country with Benfica, he spent the rest of his 19-year professional 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. He started his career with local Casa Pia AC, representing C.F. Estrela da Amadora and S.L. Benfica afterwards and reaching international status with the latter club.

In the summer of 2001, Calado signed for La Liga side Real Betis alongside his teammate João Tomás,[1][2] but both failed to settle, with the midfielder only totalling 22 competitive matches in two seasons.[3] He spent 2003–04 on loan to Segunda División team Polideportivo Ejido,[4] and the move was subsequently made permanent.[5][6][7]

After 102 overall appearances with 15 goals (he missed the entire 2006–07 campaign due to injury), Calado moved to Cyprus, first with APOP Kinyras FC,[8] joining AEP Paphos FC for 2008–09. He featured regularly for both clubs during his Cypriot First Division spell, leaving the latter in early 2010 and retiring at age 36.

International career

Calado won four caps for the Portugal national team over three years.[9] He also represented the nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[10]

Honours

Benfica

• Taça de Portugal: 1995–96[11]

References

1. "El portugués Calado, contento en su presentación" [Portugal's Calado, happy in his presentation]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 9 August 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
2. "Calado apresentado quinta-feira como jogador do Bétis" [Calado presented as Betis player on Thursday]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 August 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
3. Jiménez, Juan (22 September 2010). "Ser portugués en el Betis" [To be Portuguese at Betis]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
4. Rodríguez, S. (14 August 2003). "Puesta de largo del bético Calado" [Calado man Betis gets going]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
5. "Calado se desvincula del Betis para irse al club ejidense" [Calado cuts ties with Betis to go to club from Ejido]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). 22 July 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "Calado vai jogar no Chipre" [Calado will play in Cyprus]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 June 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
9. "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
10. "Portugal-Brasil: o pesadelo das Olimpíadas de 96 segundo Ronaldo e Bebeto" [Portugal-Brazil: the nightmare of the 96 Olympics according to Ronaldo and Bebeto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
11. "100 anos: 1995–96" [100 years: 1995–96]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links

• José Calado at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• José Calado at BDFutbol
• José Calado national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• José Calado at National-Football-Teams.com
• José Calado – FIFA competition record (archived)