Antonio Puchades
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Puchades Casanova | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Sueca, Spain | ||
Date of death | 24 May 2013 | (aged 87)||
Place of death | Sueca, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Sueca | |||
Valencia | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1946 | Mestalla | ||
1946–1958 | Valencia | 256 | (4) |
International career | |||
1949–1954 | Spain | 23 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonio Puchades Casanova (4 June 1925 – 24 May 2013) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in Sueca, Valencia, Puchades played solely for Valencia CF during his career, signing in 1945 and going on to spend 12 seasons in La Liga.[1] In his first season with the first team, however, he appeared in only four games as the club won the national championship,[2] becoming a regular from then onwards.[3][4][5]
Puchades retired from football in 1958 at the age of 33, being awarded a testimonial match the following year against OGC Nice.[6] He subsequently lost all connection to the football world, going on to work in family businesses.[7]
International career
[edit]Puchades won 23 caps for Spain over five years. He was a member of the 1950 FIFA World Cup squad, appearing in all six games as the nation finished fourth in Brazil.[7]
Death
[edit]Puchades, affectionally known as Tonico, died in his hometown of Sueca on 24 May 2013, two weeks shy of his 88th birthday.[8][9]
Honours
[edit]Valencia
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Valle, Conrado (26 May 2013). "La noche del dorsal '6': de Puchades a David Albelda" [The night of the number '6': from Puchades to David Albelda]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ a b Torres, David (13 April 2022). "75 años de la primera Liga de Puchades, la última de la delantera eléctrica y la del récord de victorias" [75th anniversary of Puchades' first League, last of the electric forwards and one of record of wins] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Valencia, 5 – R.Celta, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 April 1954. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Barcelona, 4 – Valencia, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 January 1955. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Narbona, Juan (28 April 1955). "Valencia, 4 – Las Palmas, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "El valencianismo despide a Puchades" [Valencia bids farewell to Puchades]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Ramos, Jesús (30 November 2014). "Antonio Puchades, el ciclón de Sueca" [Antonio Puchades, cyclone from Sueca]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Adiós a 'Tonico' Puchades" [Goodbye to 'Tonico' Puchades]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Sanz, José Antonio (24 May 2013). "Fallece el ex valencianista Antonio Puchades" [Former Valencia player Antonio Puchades dies]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2013.
External links
[edit]- Antonio Puchades at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at CiberChe (in Spanish)
- Antonio Puchades at National-Football-Teams.com
- Antonio Puchades – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Antonio Puchades at EU-Football.info