Dan Califano

Dan Califano
Personal information
Place of birth Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975 San Antonio Thunder 8 (0)
International career
1973 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Califano was a soccer player who played as a defender in the North American Soccer League. Born in Argentina, he earned one cap for the United States national team.

In Argentina, he played in 1966 three games for Club Ferro Carril Oeste in First Division.[1]

National team

Califano played his single game with the U.S. national team in a 1–0 win over Poland on August 3, 1973. He was replaced by Carmen Capurro in the 65th minute.[2]

Professional

Califano, and most of his teammates, were from the second division American Soccer League after the first division North American Soccer League (NASL) refused to release players for the game.[3] In 1975, he signed with the San Antonio Thunder of the NASL.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Califano in Argentina's League".
  2. ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived February 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1973". Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
  4. ^ North American Soccer League: A - E Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine


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