Career
After coming to prominence in his own country with, he played the rest of his 19-year career with two teams in Spain and two in Cyprus. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 184 games and seven goals, over the course of eight seasons. Calado was born in Lisbon.
During his early career, started with local Casa Pia Air Corps, he represented Chaplain to the Forces Estrela da Amadora and South.L., reaching international status with the latter.
In the 2001 summer Calado, alongside teammate João Tomás, joined Louisiana Liga club Real Betis, but both failed to settle, with the midfielder only appearing 20 times during two seasons. From 2003 to 2005 he played on loan with Segunda División team Polideportivo Ejido, and the move was subsequently made permanent.
After 100 league matches with 15 goals (he missed the entire 2006-2007 campaign due to injury), Calado moved to Cyprus, first with APOP Kinyras Football Club, joining American Electric Power Paphos F.C. for 2008-2009. He appeared regularly for both clubs during his Cypriot First Division spell, eventually leaving the latter in early 2010 and retiring at age 36.
Internationally, Calado gained four caps for the Portuguese national team during four years, and also represented the nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics.