Saúl H. Calandra (22 October 1904 – 14 May 1973) was an

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midfielder who competed in the

1928 Olympic games 1928 Olympics may refer to: *The 1928 Winter Olympics, which were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland *The 1928 Summer Olympics, which were held in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most po ...

. He was a member of the Argentine team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He was also a runner up in the 1927

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. Calandra played club football with

Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wh ...

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1904 births 1973 deaths Footballers from La Plata Argentine men's footballers Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Olympic silver medalists for Argentina Argentina men's international footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men's association football midfielders {{Argentina-Olympic-medalist-stub