Carlos Pedro Silva Morais (born 21 March 1976), commonly known as Caló, is a Cape Verdean retired footballer who played as a left winger.

Club career

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, being sparingly used during two seasons and suffering relegation in his second.

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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 (footballer)

International career

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).

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1976 births

Living people

Footballers from Praia

Footballers from Santiago, Cape Verde

Cape Verdean men's footballers

Men's association football wingers

Cape Verdean National Championships players

Santiago South Premier Division players

Sporting Clube da Praia players

SC Santa Maria players

Primeira Liga players

Segunda Divisão players

A.D. Ovarense players

S.C. Salgueiros players

Qatar Stars League players

Al Ahli SC (Doha) players

Al-Shamal SC players

Cape Verde men's international footballers

Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal

Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar

Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal

Cape Verdean football managers