Samuel Caldeira

{{short description|Portuguese bicycle racer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Samuel Caldeira

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| fullname = Samuel José Rodrigues Caldeira

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Faro, Portugal

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = Suspended

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

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| amateuryears1 = 2004

| amateurteam1 = CC Tavira

| amateuryears2 = 2005

| amateurteam2 = CC Loulé–Jardim Hotel–Euroaço

| proyears1 = 2006–2012

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ATM|2006}}

| proyears2 = 2013–2022

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|W52|2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cicloweb.it/2019/01/01/presentata-la-rosa-della-w52-fc-porto-sedici-i-corridori-sei-i-nuovi-acquisti/|title=Presentata la rosa della W52-FC Porto: sedici i corridori, sei i nuovi acquisti|language=Italian|trans-title=The W52-FC Porto team has been announced: sixteen riders, six new signings|work=Cicloweb.it|publisher=Cicloweb|date=1 January 2019|accessdate=27 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15069/1001855/257|title=W52 / FC Porto|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=31 May 2020|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200531170843/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15069/1001855/257|archivedate=31 May 2020}}

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{{portuguese name|Rodrigues|Caldeira}}

Samuel José Rodrigues Caldeira (born 30 November 1985) is a Portuguese cyclist who last rode for UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|W52|2022}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15837/1001855/276|title=W52 / FC Porto|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=4 March 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210304232551/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15837/1001855/276|archivedate=4 March 2021}}

On 4 October 2022, he received a three-year ban by the UCI for doping.[https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/7-w52-fc-porto-riders-get-doping-bans-former-volta-a-portugal-winner-joao-rodrigues-banned-for-7-years 7 W52-FC Porto riders get doping bans, former Volta a Portugal winner João Rodrigues banned for 7 years]