Antonio Puchades
Puchades (right) in 1950
Personal information
Full name Antonio Puchades Casanova
Date of birth (1925-06-04)4 June 1925
Place of birth Sueca, Spain
Date of death 24 May 2013(2013-05-24) (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

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

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

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

Valencia

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Valencia, 5 – R.Celta, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 April 1954. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Barcelona, 4 – Valencia, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 January 1955. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Narbona, Juan (28 April 1955). "Valencia, 4 – Las Palmas, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "El valencianismo despide a Puchades" [Valencia bids farewell to Puchades]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Ramos, Jesús (30 November 2014). "Antonio Puchades, el ciclón de Sueca" [Antonio Puchades, cyclone from Sueca]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Adiós a 'Tonico' Puchades" [Goodbye to 'Tonico' Puchades]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  9. ↑ 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.
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