Calixto Avena

Calixto Avena
Personal information
Date of birth 1943
Date of death 21 January 2021 (aged 77)
Place of death Santa Cruz de Lorica, Colombia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1964 Millonarios
1965–1970 Junior
International career
Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Calixto Avena (1943 – 21 January 2021) was a Colombian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Avena played professionally for Millonarios and Junior between 1963 and 1970.[1]

Avena also represented the Colombia national team in qualifying matches for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1][2]

He died from COVID-19 in Santa Cruz de Lorica, on 21 January 2021, aged 77, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Calixto Avena, exportero de selección Colombia, falleció por secuelas del covid". RCN Radio. 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "FCF lamenta la muerte de Calixto Avena – Federación colombiana de fútbol".


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