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

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. Over nine seasons, he amassed

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totals of 226 games and 21 goals, mainly with

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(four years). In 1993–94, he scored a career-best 11 goals in 32 matches with his main club, as the campaign ended in promotion from the Segunda Liga. Caetano retired in 1997 at the age of 30, after one season with S.C. Espinho in the top tier.

International career

Whilst a Tirsense player, Caetano won two

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for

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in late January 1995, during the SkyDome Cup. 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. Caetano retired early to open a real estate company, and his son also quit professional football prematurely to concentrate on business.

Honours

Porto *

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: 1989–90 Tirsense *

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: 1993–94

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caetano, Agostinho 1966 births Living people 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Penafiel 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