Agostinho Caetano

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Agostinho Caetano
Personal information
Full name Agostinho Manuel Almeida Caetano [1]
Date of birth (1966-12-09) 9 December 1966 (age 57) [1]
Place of birth Penafiel, Portugal [1]
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1980–1984 Penafiel
1984–1985 Porto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1989 Penafiel 117 (7)
1989–1990 Porto 1 (0)
1990–1996 Tirsense 183 (31)
1996–1997 Espinho 19 (2)
Total320(40)
International career
1995 Portugal 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Agostinho Manuel Almeida Caetano (born 9 December 1966) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward.

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Club career

Caetano was born in Penafiel, Porto District. Over nine seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 226 games and 21 goals, mainly with F.C. Tirsense (four years). In 1993–94, he scored a career-best 11 goals in 32 matches with precisely his main club, as the campaign ended in promotion from the second division.

Caetano retired in 1997 at the age of 30, after one season with S.C. Espinho in the top tier.

International career

Whilst a Tirsense player, Caetano won two caps for Portugal in late January 1995, during the SkyDome Cup. His first arrived on the 26th, as he played 62 minutes in a 1–1 draw against hosts Canada. [2]

Personal life

Caetano's son, Rui, was also a footballer and a forward. He played mostly for F.C. Paços de Ferreira. [3]

Caetano retired early to open a real estate company, and his son also quit professional football prematurely to concentrate on business. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Agostinho Caetano at WorldFootball.net
  2. Courtney, Barrie; Pierrend, José Luis. "Skydome Cup (Canada 1995)". RSSSF . Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. "Incansável Caetano cedido pelo FC Porto" [Tireless Caetano loaned by FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 July 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. Pombo, Diogo (11 January 2021). "Retirou-se aos 29 anos e não foi por causa da covid. Caetano é um empreendedor: "Tenho sete espaços de fitness, vou abrir clubes de padel"" [He retired at 29 and it wasn't because of COVID. Caetano is a businessman: "I have seven fitness facilities, I will open padel clubs"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2021.