Felipe Mesones Temperán (9 February 1936 – 15 December 2017) was an Argentine

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and

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Playing career

Born in

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, Mesones spent the vast majority of his career in Spain, representing

Real Murcia CF Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

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 , holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Futbol de L'Hospitalet, wit ...

and CE Europa, with all clubs competing in the

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. In his native country he appeared for

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...

and

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, and also had a stint at

Independiente Santa Fe Club Independiente Santa Fe, known simply as Santa Fe, is a Colombian professional Association football, football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio El Campín, El Cam ...

in Colombia. Mesones retired at the end of the 1966–67 season while in service of

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-based Europa, eventually amassing totals of 124 games and 16 goals in the second division.

Coaching career

As a manager, Mesones worked in the Spanish

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for nine campaigns, adding another 15 in the second tier. On 27 April 1980, whilst at the helm of

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

, he was involved in a

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incident also involving

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which resulted in a two-year ban for himself, intermediary Raúl Castronovo and opposing player Julio Orozco. In late January 2000, training with his club

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...

, the 64-year-old Mesones suffered a

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and was admitted to

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. His last spell consisted of nine games with Cartagonova FC, in the

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Death

Mesones died on 15 December 2017 at the age of 81 in

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, after a long battle with illness.Luto en el fútbol regional por la muerte de Felipe Mesones (Mourning in regional football for the death of Felipe Mesones)
La Verdad, 15 December 2017 (in Spanish)

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