Antonio Argilés Antón (31 December 1931 – 21 August 1990) was a Spanish footballer. He played for RCD Espanyol during all his career, and he is still the most used player at Espanyol with 301 La Liga games.

Antonio Argilés
Personal information
Full name Antonio Argilés Antón
Date of birth (1931-12-31)31 December 1931
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Date of death 21 August 1990(1990-08-21) (aged 58)
Place of death Terrassa, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1946–1949 Terrassa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1950 Terrassa
1950–1964 Espanyol 301 (2)
International career
1953–1956 Spain B 5 (0)
Managerial career
1965 Manresa
1965–1967 Badalona
1967–1968 Sant Andreu
1968–1969 Espanyol
Tarragona
Badalona
Europa
Hospitalet
Bufalà
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Terrassa, Argilés began playing football in the youth system of local side Terrassa FC. In October 1950, he joined RCD Espanyol where he would play as a right-wing defender. Argilés was a fixture in Espanyol's lineup from his debut,[1] featuring for the club in the 1957 Copa del Generalísimo Final.[2] He left the club after it was relegated at the end of the 1961–62 La Liga season.[3] Argilés re-joined Espanyol for the 1963–64 La Liga season, which would be his last year playing professional football.[4]

After he retired from playing, Argilés became a football coach. He managed Espanyol,[5] CF Badalona, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, CE Europa, CE L'Hospitalet and Bufalà.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Argilés confía en el triunfo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 17 October 1954.
  2. ^ "La Gran Final de Copa" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 June 1957.
  3. ^ a b "Argilés: se fue el gran capitán" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 August 1990.
  4. ^ "Con el numero 2: Argilés" (in Spanish). Pericos on Radio Marca. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Argilés espectador en Madrid...y en Sarria" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 December 1968.
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