Manuel Caldeira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel António Caldeira | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lusitano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1950 | Lusitano | ||
| 1950–1959 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1959–1961 | Portimonense | ||
| 1961–1962 | Silves | ||
| National team | |||
| 1954–1955 | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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.
External links
- Manuel Caldeira at thefinalball.com
- Stats and biography at WikiSporting (Portuguese)
- Portugal stats at Eu-Football
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