Caló (footballer)

Caló
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Pedro Silva Morais
Date of birth	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
1996	Académica Praia
1996–1997	Ovarense
1998	Sporting Praia
1998–2000	Avanca
2000–2002	Salgueiros
2002–2006	Al-Ahli
2006–2009	Al-Shamaal
2010	Santa Maria
2011	Sporting Praia
International career
1995–2007	Cape Verde
	*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.

Club career

Caló was born in Praia, bouncing back between clubs in his country and in the Portuguese lower leagues in his early career. In 2000 he signed for S.C. Salgueiros in the Primeira Liga of the latter nation,^[2] being sparingly used during two seasons and suffering relegation in his second.

Subsequently, Caló moved countries again, spending several years in Qatar in representation of two teams, mainly Al Ahli SC (Doha). 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).^[3]

References

^ "Cape Verde Islands - Record International Players".
^ Avelino, Conceiçǎo (14 June 2000). "Salgueiros pretende Caló" [Salgueiros want Caló]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
^ "On the verge of a fairytale". FIFA. 6 May 2005. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2009.

External links

Caló at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Caló at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Cape Verde Islands - Record International Players".

[2] Avelino, Conceiçǎo (14 June 2000). "Salgueiros pretende Caló" [Salgueiros want Caló]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 March 2016.

[3] "On the verge of a fairytale". FIFA. 6 May 2005. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2009.

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