Antonio Gento López (25 October 1940 – 25 December 2020) was a Spanish professional

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who played as a forward.

Career

Born in

Guarnizo Guarnizo is a village in the municipality of El Astillero (Real Astillero de Guarnizo) in Cantabria, Spain. According to the INE it had a population of 4,463 in 2010. Economy The area once supported shipbuilding and was the site where the Spa ...

, Gento played for

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, Real Madrid, Levante,

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, Real Oviedo and

SD Unión Club Sociedad Deportiva Unión Club de El Astillero was a Spanish football club based in El Astillero, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1922, the club played for 23 seasons in Tercera División. History Founded in 1922 after the ...

Personal life

His brothers

Paco Gento Francisco "Paco" Gento López (21 October 1933 – 18 January 2022) was a Spanish footballer who played as an outside left. A fast runner, Gento was referred to as the "Gale of the Cantabrian Sea" ( es, La Galerna del Cantábrico) in reference ...

and Julio Gento were also footballers. His nephews were also athletes –

José Luis Llorente José Luis Llorente Gento (born 6 January 1959 in Valladolid, Spain) is a Spanish retired basketball player. He played 112 matches for the Spain national team. Clubs * 1979-83: Real Madrid * 1983-85: Cajamadrid * 1985-87: CB Zaragoza * 1987-92: ...

and Toñín Llorente played basketball, whilst Paco Llorente and

Julio Llorente Julio Llorente Gento (born 14 June 1966) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back. Club career Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Llorente finished his development with La Liga giants Real Madrid, makin ...

were footballers. Grand-nephew

Marcos Llorente Marcos Llorente Moreno (born 30 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a right-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team. Developed at Real Madrid, he appeared in 39 competitiv ...

, son of Paco Llorente, was also a footballer. He died on 25 December 2020, aged 80.

References

1940 births 2020 deaths Spanish men's footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Levante UD footballers Racing de Santander players Real Oviedo players Segunda División players La Liga players Men's association football forwards Gento family People from the Bay of Santander SD Unión Club players Footballers from Cantabria {{Spain-footy-bio-stub