Playing position Role Footballer Name Manuel Caldeira | 1944–1950 Lusitano Years Team Position Defender | |
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Full name Manuel Antonio Caldeira Date of birth (1926-12-14) 14 December 1926 (age 89) Place of birth Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal | ||
Manuel António Caldeira (born 14 December 1926 in Vila Real de Santo António, Algarve) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as defender.
Football career
Caldeira spent nine years of his senior career with Sporting Clube de Portugal, winning five national championships – four consecutive – and the 1954 Portuguese Cup.
He gained three caps for Portugal over a five-month period, making his debut on 19 December 1954 against West Germany in Lisbon, a 0–3 defeat.
References
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