Antonio Calle
Personal information
Full name Antonio Sánchez de la Calle
Date of birth (1978-10-14) 14 October 1978
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Rayo Vallecano B
1997–1998 Fuencarral
1998–1999 Amorós
1999–2000 Talavera 22 (7)
2000–2001 Onda 8 (0)
2002–2004 Xerez 89 (27)
2004–2006 Recreativo 50 (9)
2007 Albacete 21 (12)
2007–2009 Gimnàstic 28 (5)
2008–2009 → Xerez (loan) 29 (8)
2009–2010 Girona 20 (3)
2010–2011 Valladolid 15 (4)
2011–2014 Albacete 124 (35)
2014–2016 Socuéllamos 67 (16)
2016–2017 Villarrobledo 37 (24)
Total 510 (150)
Managerial career
2019 Xerez
2019–2021 Recreativo B
2021 Recreativo
2021–2022 Huesca (assistant)
2022–2023 Ponferradina (assistant)
2023 SS Reyes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Sánchez de la Calle (born 14 October 1978) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager.

Calle amassed Segunda División totals of 258 matches and 70 goals over ten seasons, representing in the competition Xerez, Recreativo, Albacete, Gimnàstic, Girona and Valladolid. He played in La Liga with the second club, in 2006–07.[1]

Playing career

Calle was born in Madrid. Having spent his early years playing mostly in the area, including stints with Rayo Vallecano and Atlético Madrid's reserve teams, he joined Segunda División side Xerez CD in January 2002, where his impressive scoring rate attracted the attention of neighbours Recreativo de Huelva, which signed him for the 2004–05 season.

After having scored twice in La Liga in his first top-division experience (both in a 3–2 away win against Real Sociedad on 24 September 2006),[2] Calle was deemed surplus to requirements and finished the campaign in division two with Albacete Balompié, having another good individual record. In 2007–08 he played with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, returning the following season to Xerez on loan and contributing eight goals in 1,523 minutes as the Andalusians achieved a first-ever promotion to the top flight.[3]

After the 2009 August transfer window had already closed, Calle moved to Girona FC also of the second tier.[4] Thus, he had to wait until January of the following year to appear officially for his new team.[5]

Calle stayed in the second division for the 2010–11 campaign, with the 31-year-old signing for Real Valladolid in the summer[6] and joining former club Albacete in January 2011.[7] He subsequently represented UD Socuéllamos and CP Villarrobledo, and announced his retirement on 21 June 2017.[8]

Coaching career

Calle began working as a manager in early 2019, going on to be in charge of Xerez in Tercera División and Atlético Onubense in the Andalusian regional leagues.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Calle y Diego Rivas, dos futbolistas de Primera en Tercera (Calle and Diego Rivas, two Primera footballers in Tercera); ABC, 21 March 2017 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Barça and Sevilla stumble at last; UEFA, 24 September 2006
  3. ↑ Antonio Calle, entrenador del Xerez CD, vuelve a Chapín una década después (Antonio Calle, manager of Xerez CD, returns to Chapín one decade later); Diario de Jerez, 10 April 2019 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Girona incorpora el davanter Antonio Calle, Brian Sarmiento i el central Almirón (Girona add forward Antonio Calle, Brian Sarmiento and stopper Almirón); Diari de Girona, 1 September 2009 (in Catalan)
  5. ↑ Calle marca en el seu debut i permet el Girona arrencar un punt davant el Recreativo de Huelva (2–2) (Calle scores in his debut and allows Girona to scrape one point against Recreativo de Huelva (2–2)); Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, 2 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Real Valladolid ficha al ariete Calle, procedente del Girona (Real Valladolid sign striker Calle, from Girona); Marca, 3 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ El delantero Calle regresa al Alba y cierra el capítulo de incorporaciones (Forward Calle returns to Alba and closes chapter of additions); La Tribuna de Albacete, 1 February 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Adiós al hijo del gol: Antonio Sánchez de la Calle cuelga las botas (Farewell to the son of goal: Antonio Sánchez de la Calle hangs up boots); Marca, 21 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Antonio Calle no entrenará al Xerez CD (Antonio Calle will not coach Xerez CD); Mira, 10 July 2019 (in Spanish)
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