Guy Calleja (29 May 1938 – 29 August 2023) was a French football player and coach.

Guy Calleja
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-05-29)29 May 1938
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Date of death 29 August 2023(2023-08-29) (aged 85)
Place of death Corsica, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Stade Talençais
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 Bordeaux B
1956–1969 Bordeaux 379 (24)
1969–1975 Gazélec Ajaccio
Managerial career
1971–1976 Gazélec Ajaccio
1981–1990 Gazélec Ajaccio
1998 Cannes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Bordeaux, Calleja played as a central defender for Stade Talençais, Bordeaux and Gazélec Ajaccio.[1][2] He spent 14 seasons with Bordeaux, making 441 appearances and serving as captain.[2] With the club he was runner-up in the league three times, and runner-up in the Cup three times.[2]

He later became a coach, and managed Gazélec Ajaccio and Cannes.[1][2] He also briefly ran Bordeaux's training centre.[2]

He died on Corsica.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Guy Calleja - Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Girondins de Bordeaux. L'ancien capitaine Guy Calleja est décédé". 30 August 2023 – via Sud Ouest.