Antonio Calpe

Spanish footballer

Antonio Calpe Hernández (4 February 1940 – 7 April 2021) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a defender.

Antonio Calpe
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
National team
1964 Spain B 1 (0)
Teams managed
1981 Levante
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In the summer of 1965 he joined Real Madrid, being part of the squads during their Yé-yé era and winning five major trophies.[1][2]

Calpe was one of three managers for Levante.[3]

Calpe died on 7 April 2021 at the age of 81, after a long illness.[4]

Honours change

Real Madrid

Levante

References change

  1. 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.
  2. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.