Agostinho Manuel Almeida Caetano (born 9 December 1966) is a Portuguese retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Caetano was born in Penafiel, Porto District. Over nine seasons, he amassed

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totals of 226 games and 21 goals, mainly with

F.C. Tirsense Futebol Clube Tirsense, commonly known as just Tirsense, is a Portuguese football club from Santo Tirso, founded on January 5, 1938. They currently play in the Divisão de Elite of AF Porto. They currently play their home games in Abel Alves de F ...

(four years). In 1993–94, he scored a career-best 11 goals in 32 matches with precisely his main club, as the campaign ended in promotion from the

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. Caetano retired in 1997 at the age of 30, after one season with

S.C. Espinho Sporting Clube de Espinho, also known as Sporting de Espinho, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Espinho in the Aveiro district. Besides football, the club has volleyball and handball departments that usually compete in the major Po ...

in the top tier.

International career

Whilst a Tirsense player, Caetano won two caps for

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in late January 1995, during the

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. His first arrived on the 26th, as he played 62 minutes in a 1–1 draw against hosts

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Personal life

Caetano's son, Rui, was also a footballer and a forward. He played mostly for

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadi ...

. Caetano retired early to open a

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company, and his son also quit professional football prematurely to concentrate on business.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caetano, Agostinho 1966 births Living people Footballers from Penafiel Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Penafiel players FC Porto players F.C. Tirsense players S.C. Espinho players Portugal men's international footballers