Calixto Avena
{{Short description|Colombian footballer (1943–2021)}}
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|death_date = 21 January 2021 (aged 77)
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|position = Goalkeeper
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcnradio.com/deportes/futbol-colombiano/calixto-avena-exportero-de-seleccion-colombia-fallecio-por-secuelas-del|title=Calixto Avena, exportero de selección Colombia, falleció por secuelas del covid|date=21 January 2021|website=RCN Radio}}
Avena also represented the Colombia national team in qualifying matches for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://fcf.com.co/index.php/2021/01/21/fcf-lamenta-la-muerte-de-calixto-avena/|title=FCF lamenta la muerte de Calixto Avena – Federación colombiana de fútbol}}
He died from COVID-19 in Santa Cruz de Lorica, on 21 January 2021, aged 77, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia.
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Category:Colombian men's footballers
Category:Colombia men's international footballers
Category:Millonarios F.C. players
Category:Atlético Junior footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia
Category:Sportspeople from Córdoba Department
Category:20th-century Colombian sportsmen
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