Photo: Unknown photographer; Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 932-7722 / CC BY-SA 3.0 nl (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Maceda is my kind of footballer. A center back who could actually score is a rare animal, the sort who terrifies opponents at both ends of the pitch. His arc from Sporting Gijon to Real Madrid is storybook stuff, yet what lingers for me is the injuries that cut his Madrid years short. There is something quietly tragic about a player whose peak gets stolen by his own body, and it makes the 36 caps, two World Cups and Euro 1984 feel hard-won rather than handed to him. I always find myself rooting harder for the ones the game did not let finish on their own terms.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Antonio Maceda
- Name (Japanese)
- アントニオ・マセーダ
- Reading
- あんとにお・ませーだ
- Born
- May 16, 1957 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
- Origin
- Sagunto, Province of Valencia, Spain
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Antonio Maceda born?
Born May 16, 1957 (age 69).
Where is Antonio Maceda from?
Antonio Maceda is from Sagunto, Province of Valencia, Spain.
What does Antonio Maceda do?
Antonio Maceda works as association football player, association football coach.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.