Antonio Calpe Hernández (4 February 1940 – 7 April 2021) was a Spanish professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
Born in
Valencia, Calpe started playing professionally with local
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community.
Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...
, competing from
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
to
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
in
La Liga.
In the summer of 1965 he joined
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, 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
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; he appeared in 12 matches in the latter competition for the team during his stint.
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
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, and he retired from the game in June 1975.
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Calpe was one of three managers for Levante in 1981–82, as the second-tier campaign eventually ended in relegation.
]
Death
Calpe died on 7 April 2021 at the age of 81, after a long illness.[
]
Honours
Real Madrid
* La Liga: 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69
*Copa del Generalísimo
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: 1969–70
*European Cup
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: 1965–66
Levante
* Tercera División: 1972–73
References
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1940 births
2021 deaths
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Valencia
Men's association football defenders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Tercera División players
CD Alcoyano footballers
Levante UD footballers
Real Madrid CF players
Spain men's B international footballers
Spanish football managers
Segunda División managers
Levante UD managers