Adrián Daniel Calello (, ; born May 14, 1987) is an Argentine professional

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er who plays as a

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for

Quilmes Atlético Club Quilmes Atlético Club () is an Argentine sports club based in the Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Quilmes district of Greater Buenos Aires. Established in 1887 (although the date of foundation is still under dispute), Quilmes is the oldest club of Arg ...

. He started his professional career at Independiente, debuting for the first team on February 24, 2007. In the winter transfer window of the 2008–09 season he joined reigning Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. With the Croatian club, Calello has won two domestic league titles, one

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and one Croatian Supercup.

Career

Independiente

Calello debuted for the senior squad of Independiente on February 24, 2007 in club's home defeat against

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3–1. He entered the match as a 16th-minute substitute for Gastón Machín. During the 2006–07 season, Calello made 14 appearances in the closing tournament of Primera División. The following season, he made a total of 15 appearances in the opening and 9 appearances in the closing tournament. The 2008–09 season saw Calello make 13 appearances in the opening tournament before he was transferred to Croatian reigning champions

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. Calello made a total of 51 league appearances for Independiente, also featuring in one

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match for the club.

Dinamo Zagreb

On December 15, 2008, Callelo was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb for a reported fee of €2.2 million. He signed a -year contract for his new club. His first official match for Dinamo Zagreb was a 2008–09 Prva HNL tie against the club's biggest rivals

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on February 24, 2009. Dinamo Zagreb lost the match 2–0 and Calello was responsible for Hajduk Split scoring their first goal from a penalty-kick. He made 12 league appearances and 3 cup appearances in his debut season with the club. The 2009–10 season saw calello feature in 20 out of 30 league matches for Dinamo Zagreb. He also made three appearances in

and four appearances in European competitions. He scored the first goal of his professional career in a

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match against

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, which ended up being the winning goal as Dinamo won the match 1–0.

Siena

On January 31, 2013, the board of

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confirmed signing of Calello on a free transfer.

Personal life

Like many Argentine men's footballers who share an

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ancestry, Calello also holds an Italian passport, thanks to his descent from

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( VV), in

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, where his father is from. Calello is also a high level ''Age of Empires 2'' player who plays under the alias "Carbo" for the clan ''Dark Side''.

Career statistics

*Note: the

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under the section ''The Match''.

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb *

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: 2008–09, 2009–10,

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: 2008–09,

* Croatian Super Cup: 2010

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calello, Adrian 1987 births Living people Footballers from Quilmes Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Independiente footballers GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Siena FC SSD players AC ChievoVerona players Catania FC players Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Croatian Football League players Argentine Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Argentine sportsmen