Francisco Caló
Francisco António Galinho Caló (5 September 1946 – 12 July 2021) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career. Born in Montemor-o-Novo, Évora District, Caló joined Sporting CP in 1965 at the age of 18. He was irregularly used in his seven-year spell with the Lisbon club, also being loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team U.F.C.I. Tomar in the 1968–69 season. Caló contributed a total of 30 games and one goal to two national championship conquests, in 1966 and 1970. He also won the 1971 Taça de Portugal against S.L. Benfica , losing two finals against the same adversary, and retired professionally at only 29 after one-year stints with two other sides in the country's capital, Atlético Clube de Portugal and G.D. Estoril Praia. International career. Calón earned one cap for Portugal, appearing in a 2–1 loss against Scotland in Glasgow for the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers, on 13 October 1971. Death. Caló died on 12 July 2021 at the age of 74, from unknown causes.