- Adolfo Calisto
Infobox Football biography
playername = Adolfo Calisto
fullname = Adolfo António da Luz Calisto
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1944|1|1|df=y
cityofbirth =Barreiro
countryofbirth =Portugal
position =Coach (Benfica youth)
(formerDefence )
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1965–66
1974–75
clubs =FC Barreirense SL Benfica
caps(goals) = 300 (5)
nationalyears = 1971–73
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 15 (1)
manageryears = 1982–93
managerclubs =GD Alcains Benfica de C.Branco Adolfo António da Luz Calisto (born
January 1 ,1944 ) is a former Portuguese footballer and one of the top playersSL Benfica and thePortuguese national football team during the 1960s and 1970s. He was born inBarreiro .Career
Player
He first attracted attention for his local team of
FC Barreirense . After that he moved to SL Benfica, where he played from 1965/66 to 1974/75, and Portimonense 1975/1976 before ending his career at age 32. As a Benfica player he achieved the status of Barreiro locomotiv, he was the first wing defender doing the entire corridor. He played in oneEuropean Champions Cup of the lost finals of 1965.He had 15 caps for the national team, scoring 1 goals, and played with the team that reached 2nd place at the
1972 MINICOPA final, losing only in an epic final with Brasil (1-0), being considered the best wing left defender that year.The Portuguese team, which was largely composed of Benfica players, including veterans Eusébio and
Jaime Graça , and youngstersHumberto Coelho and Jordão, lost the final only at the 89th minute, whenJairzinho finally scored.References
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