Carlos_Pedro_Silva_Morais
Caló (footballer)
Cape Verdean footballer
Carlos Pedro Silva Morais (born 21 March 1976), commonly known as Caló, is a Cape Verdean retired footballer who played as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Pedro Silva Morais | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-03-21) 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Académica Praia | ||
| 1996–1997 | Ovarense | ||
| 1998 | Sporting Praia | ||
| 1998–2000 | Avanca | ? | (22) |
| 2000–2002 | Salgueiros | 30 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Al-Ahli | ? | (26) |
| 2006–2009 | Al-Shamaal | ||
| 2010 | Santa Maria | ||
| 2011 | Sporting Praia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1995–2007 | Cape Verde[1] | 32 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
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]
- 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.