After coming to prominence in his home country with Benfica, he spent the rest of his 19-year professional career with two teams in Spain and two in Cyprus.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 184 games and seven goals over eight seasons.
In the summer of 2001, Calado signed for La Liga side Real Betis alongside his teammate João Tomás,[1][2] but both failed to settle, with the midfielder only totalling 22 competitive matches in two seasons.
[3] He spent 2003–04 on loan to Segunda División team Polideportivo Ejido,[4] and the move was subsequently made permanent.
He featured regularly for both clubs during his Cypriot First Division spell, leaving the latter in early 2010 and retiring at age 36.