Antonio Argilés Antón (31 December 1931 – 21 August 1990) was a Spanish footballer. He played for RCD Espanyol during all his career, and he is still the most used player at Espanyol with 301 La Liga games.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Argilés Antón | ||
Date of birth | (1931-12-31)31 December 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Terrassa, Spain | ||
Date of death | 21 August 1990(1990-08-21) (aged 58) | ||
Place of death | Terrassa, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1946–1949 | Terrassa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1950 | Terrassa | ||
1950–1964 | Espanyol | 301 | (2) |
National team | |||
1953–1956 | Spain B | 5 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1965 | Manresa | ||
1965–1967 | Badalona | ||
1967–1968 | Sant Andreu | ||
1968–1969 | Espanyol | ||
Tarragona | |||
Badalona | |||
Europa | |||
Hospitalet | |||
Bufalà | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Terrassa, Argilés began playing football in the youth system of local side Terrassa FC. In October 1950, he joined RCD Espanyol where he would play as a right-wing defender. Argilés was a fixture in Espanyol's lineup from his debut,[1] featuring for the club in the 1957 Copa del Generalísimo Final.[2] He left the club after it was relegated at the end of the 1961–62 La Liga season.[3] Argilés re-joined Espanyol for the 1963–64 La Liga season, which would be his last year playing professional football.[4]
After he retired from playing, Argilés became a football coach. He managed Espanyol,[5] CF Badalona, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, CE Europa, CE L'Hospitalet and Bufalà.[3]
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