Calixto Avena Explained

Calixto Avena
Birth Date:1943
Death Date:21 January 2021 (aged 77)
Death Place:Santa Cruz de Lorica, Colombia
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1963–1964
Clubs1:Millonarios
Years2:1965–1970
Clubs2:Junior
Nationalteam1:Colombia

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calixto Avena, exportero de selección Colombia, falleció por secuelas del covid. 21 January 2021. RCN Radio.
  2. Web site: FCF lamenta la muerte de Calixto Avena – Federación colombiana de fútbol.