Kalé (footballer)
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Kalé in 1971 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dorival Carlos Esteves | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 26 January 2020 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ???–1961 | Ferroviária | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | Ferroviária | ||
| 1967–1968 | Juventus | ||
| 1967 | → São Caetano (loan) | ||
| 1968–1973 | Yanmar Diesel | 52 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dorival Carlos Esteves (5 March 1947 – 26 January 2020), better known as simply Kalé was a Brazilian footballer. He was known for his career as a right-back for Yanmar Diesel throughout the early 1970s, contributing to the club's victory at the 1971 Japan Soccer League. He was also known for being the second ever foreign player to play in the newly founded Japan Soccer League as well as being the first black player to play in the league.