Antonio Gento

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 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 Astillero
Total 274 (83)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gento III, Antonio Gento López – Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
  2. ↑ AS, Diario (10 January 2003). "Fallece María Antonia Gento, madre de la saga Llorente". AS.com.
  3. ↑ AS, Diario (17 October 2015). "Real Madrid - Levante: Debutó con el Madrid Marcos Llorente, sobrino-nieto de Gento". AS.com.
  4. ↑ "Fallece Antonio Gento, hermano de la Galerna del Cantábrico". AS.com. 25 December 2020.
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