Antonio Calpe

In this article, the first or paternal family name 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
National team
1964 Spain B 1 (0)
Teams managed
1981 Levante
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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

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Real Madrid

Levante

References

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  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.