Antonio Abenoza

Antonio Abenoza
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-09-01)1 September 1926
Place of birth Alcolea de Cinca, Spain
Date of death 25 June 1953(1953-06-25) (aged 26)
Place of death Witry-lès-Reims, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1946 ESA Brive
1946–1952 Reims 23 (0)
1952–1953 Troyes-Savinienne
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Abenoza (1 September 1926 – 25 June 1953) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career and death

Abenoza made 26 appearances for Stade de Reims, including 23 in the French Division 1.[1]

On 25 June 1953, Abenoza and his fiancee, along with Francis Méano and both Méano's wife and father, were passengers in a Citroën Traction Avant, when it collided with a hearse in Witry-lès-Reims, killing all of them.[2][3]

He was the last Spanish goalkeeper in Ligue 1 until Sergio Rico joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2020.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "ABENOZA Antoine (Gardien)". Archives Reims Football (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Moyat, Alain. "Francis Méano, buteur du grand Stade de Reims". www.reimsvdt.com (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Top 51 - Stade de Reims (partie 4)". Pinte de Foot (in French). 8 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Goguet, Philippe (10 November 2019). "Une première historique avec le PSG pour Rico". CulturePSG (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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