Antonio Calpe

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calpe and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
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
International career
1964 Spain B 1 (0)
Managerial career
1981 Levante
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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]

Death

Calpe died on 7 April 2021 at the age of 81, after a long illness.[5][1]

Honours

Real Madrid

Levante

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
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