Antonio_Calpe
Antonio Calpe
Spanish footballer (1940–2021)
Antonio Calpe Hernández (4 February 1940 – 7 April 2021) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Calpe Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1940-02-04)4 February 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 7 April 2021(2021-04-07) (aged 81) | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1962 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1962–1965 | Levante | 87 | (1) |
| 1965–1971 | Real Madrid | 97 | (1) |
| 1971–1975 | Levante | ||
| International career | |||
| 1964 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981 | Levante | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Valencia, Calpe started playing professionally with local Levante UD, competing from 1963 to 1965 in La Liga.[1] In the summer of 1965 he joined Real Madrid, being part of the squads during their Yé-yé era and winning five major trophies, including three national championships and the 1965–66 edition of the European Cup; he appeared in 12 matches in the latter competition for the team during his stint.[2][3]
In 1971, 31-year-old Calpe returned to his previous club, spending the vast majority of his second spell in Tercera División. The only exception to this occurred in the 1973–74 season in Segunda División, and he retired from the game in June 1975.[1]
Calpe was one of three managers for Levante in 1981–82, as the second-tier campaign eventually ended in relegation.[4]
Calpe died on 7 April 2021 at the age of 81, after a long illness.[5][1]
Real Madrid
Levante
- Tercera División: 1972–73
- Torres, David (7 April 2021). "Fallece Antonio Calpe, leyenda con mayúsculas del Levante UD" [Death of Antonio Calpe, Levante UD's legend extraordinaire] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- Relaño, Alfredo (11 May 2016). "Los "yeyés" ganan la sexta (1966)" [The "yeyés" win the sixth one (1966)]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- Puig, Darío (15 March 2021). "Paco López hace historia: rompe con el 'banquillo eléctrico' del Levante" [Paco López makes history: he breaks free from Levante's 'electric bench']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- "El Real Madrid expresa su pésame por el fallecimiento de Calpe" [Real Madrid express condolences at the death of Calpe] (in Spanish). Yahoo Sports. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- Antonio Calpe at BDFutbol
- Antonio Calpe manager profile at BDFutbol