Antonio Argilés Antón (31 December 1931 – 21 August 1990) was a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. He played for

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

during all his career, and he is still the most used player at Espanyol with 301

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games. Born in

Terrassa Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin '' ...

, Argilés began playing football in the youth system of local side

Terrassa FC Terrassa Futbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Terrassa, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1906 it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, holding home matches at ''Estadi Olímpic de Terrass ...

. In October 1950, he joined

where he would play as a right-wing defender. Argilés was a fixture in Espanyol's lineup from his debut, featuring for the club in the 1957 Copa del Generalísimo Final. He left the club after it was relegated at the end of the 1961–62 La Liga season. Argilés re-joined Espanyol for the

1963–64 La Liga The 1963–64 La Liga was the 33rd season since its establishment. The season started on September 15, 1963, and finished on April 26, 1964. Stadia and locations League table Results Relegation play-offs Pichichi Trophy In ...

season, which would be his last year playing professional football. After he retired from playing, Argilés became a football coach. He managed Espanyol, CF Badalona,

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

, CE Europa,

CE L'Hospitalet Centre d'Esports l'Hospitalet is a Spanish football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1957 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF - Group 5, holding home games at Estadi Municipal ...

and Bufalà.

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1931 births 1990 deaths Footballers from Terrassa Spanish footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Terrassa FC footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Spain men's B international footballers Spanish football managers La Liga managers RCD Espanyol managers CE Manresa managers Catalonia men's international footballers CF Badalona managers UE Sant Andreu managers Gimnàstic de Tarragona managers CE Europa managers CE L'Hospitalet managers {{Spain-footy-defender-stub