Pedro de Felipe
 De Felipe in 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Eugenio de Felipe Cortés | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 12 April 2016 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1964 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1964–1972 | Real Madrid | 126 | (0) |
| 1972–1978 | Espanyol | 121 | (0) |
| Total | 247 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964 | Spain amateur | 1 | (0) |
| 1973 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pedro Eugenio de Felipe Cortés (18 July 1944 – 12 April 2016) was a Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Madrid, de Felipe arrived at Real Madrid in 1964 at the age of 20, from Community of Madrid neighbours Rayo Vallecano, playing only four La Liga games in his first season but making a combined 45 appearances the following two, winning the 1965–66 European Cup in the process while taking part in seven complete matches.[1]
On 28 September 1967, after playing three games with a damaged meniscus, de Felipe successfully underwent surgery, spending several months on the sidelines.[2] He still managed to be regularly used during two of his last four years at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, leaving the club in 1972 and playing a further six top-level seasons with RCD Español, retiring at 34.
A tough tackler – sometimes to excess[2]– de Felipe severely injured FC Barcelona's Miguel Ángel Bustillo on 14 September 1969, in a 3–3 home draw. The scorer of two early goals, Bustillo was only able to appear in three league matches for the club in as many seasons.[3][4]
International career
De Felipe earned one cap for Spain, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 friendly draw to Turkey on 17 October 1973, in Istanbul.[5]
Death
De Felipe died on 12 April 2016 in Madrid, due to cancer. He was 71 years old.[6]
Honours
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1969–70; Runner-up 1967–68
- European Cup: 1965–66
References
- ^ "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ a b Real Madrid biography Archived 11 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Bustillo, tres meses de inactividad (Bustillo, three months out); Mundo Deportivo, 17 September 1969 (in Spanish)
- ^ Miguel Angel Bustillo Lafoz Archived 10 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine; at Los Blanquillos (in Spanish)
- ^ 0–0: España se defendió sin ahogos ante Turquia (0–0: Spain had no problem fending off Turkey); Mundo Deportivo, 18 October 1973 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Muere Pedro de Felipe, central del Real Madrid de los Ye-Yés" [Pedro de Felipe, stopper from Ye-Yé Real Madrid, dies] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
External links
- Pedro de Felipe at BDFutbol
- Pedro de Felipe at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1944 births
- 2016 deaths
- Sportspeople from Madrid
- Spanish footballers
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Tercera División players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Real Madrid CF players
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- UEFA Champions League winning players
- Spain amateur international footballers
- Spain international footballers