Antonio Puchades

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puchades and the second or maternal family name is Casanova.

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, with 301 total matches.[1][2] In his first season with the first team, however, he appeared in only four games as the club won the national championship,[3] becoming a regular from then onwards.[4][5][6]

Puchades retired from football in 1958 at the age of 33, being awarded a testimonial match the following year against OGC Nice.[7] He subsequently lost all connection to the football world, going on to work in family businesses.[8]

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.[8]

Death

Puchades, affectionally known as Tonico, died in his hometown of Sueca on 24 May 2013, two weeks shy of his 88th birthday.[9][10]

Honours

Valencia

• La Liga: 1946–47[3]
• Copa del Generalísimo: 1948–49, 1954[8]
• Copa Eva Duarte: 1949[8]

See also

• List of one-club men

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. Carsí, Iván (28 April 2022). "El TOP 50 de partidos jugados con el Valencia CF" [TOP 50 of matches played with Valencia CF]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
3. 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.
4. "Valencia, 5 – R.Celta, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 April 1954. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
5. "Barcelona, 4 – Valencia, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 January 1955. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
6. Narbona, Juan (28 April 1955). "Valencia, 4 – Las Palmas, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
7. "El valencianismo despide a Puchades" [Valencia bids farewell to Puchades]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
8. Ramos, Jesús (30 November 2014). "Antonio Puchades, el ciclón de Sueca" [Antonio Puchades, cyclone from Sueca]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
9. "Adiós a 'Tonico' Puchades" [Goodbye to 'Tonico' Puchades]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
10. 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.

External links

• Antonio Puchades at BDFutbol
• Stats and bio at CiberChe (in Spanish)
• Antonio Puchades at National-Football-Teams.com
• Antonio Puchades – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Antonio Puchades at EU-Football.info