Antonio Gento

Antonio Gento López (25 October 1940 – 25 December 2020) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward.

Antonio Gento
Personal information
Full name Antonio Gento López[1]
Date of birth (1940-10-25)25 October 1940
Place of birth Guarnizo, Spain
Date of death 25 December 2020(2020-12-25) (aged 80)
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1962 Plus Ultra 57 (24)
1962 Real Madrid 3 (0)
1962–1963 Levante 11 (3)
1963–1968 Racing Santander 117 (40)
1968–1971 Real Oviedo 71 (14)
1971–1973 Racing Santander 15 (2)
1974–1975 Unión Club de Astillero
Total 274 (83)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Guarnizo, Gento played for Plus Ultra, Real Madrid, Levante, Racing Santander, Real Oviedo and Unión Club de Astillero.[1]

Personal life

His brothers Paco Gento and Julio Gento were also footballers.[1] His nephews were also athletes – José Luis Llorente and Toñín Llorente played basketball, whilst Paco Llorente and Julio Llorente were footballers.[2] Grand-nephew Marcos Llorente, son of Paco Llorente, was also a footballer.[3]

He died on 25 December 2020, aged 80.[4]

References

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