Antonio Maceda

Antonio Maceda
Maceda in 1983
Personal information
Full name Antonio Maceda Francés
Date of birth (1957-05-16) 16 May 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Sagunto, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1972–1974 Acero
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 Sporting B
1976–1985 Sporting Gijón 212 (20)
1985–1988 Real Madrid 30 (5)
International career
1977 Spain U21 1 (0)
1982 Spain U23 1 (0)
1980–1981 Spain B 3 (0)
1981–1986 Spain 36 (8)
Managerial career
1993–1994 Castellón (youth)
1996–1997 Badajoz
1997 Sporting Gijón
1998 Compostela
2002–2003 Sporting Gijón
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Maceda Francés (born 16 May 1957) is a Spanish retired footballer. Though a central defender, he was known for his goal-scoring ability.[1]

He started his career at Sporting de Gijón and finished it with Real Madrid, where he was greatly hampered by injuries.

Maceda won nearly 40 caps for Spain, and represented the nation at two World Cups and Euro 1984.

  1. ^ Real Madrid biography Archived 13 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)