:Dan Califano
{{short description|American soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| birth_place =Argentina
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| position = Defender
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| years1 = 1975
| clubs1 = San Antonio Thunder
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1973
| nationalteam1 = United States
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://laferropedia.com/jugador-198/|title=Califano in Argentina's League|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}
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.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det70.html USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205054634/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det70.html |date=February 5, 2010 }}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1973.html#national |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1973 |access-date=2007-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031080625/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1973.html#national |archive-date=2007-10-31 |url-status=dead }} In 1975, he signed with the San Antonio Thunder of the NASL.[http://national.soccerhall.org/Registry/NASL_A-E.htm#D North American Soccer League: A - E] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225035359/http://national.soccerhall.org/Registry/NASL_A-E.htm |date=2009-02-25 }}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Argentine emigrants to the United States
Category:United States men's international soccer players
Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:San Antonio Thunder players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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