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José Luis Capón

1948 - 2020

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José Luis Capón González (6 February 1948 – 29 March 2020) was a Spanish footballer from Madrid. He played for Atlético Madrid between 1970 and 1980, winning the Spanish League in 1973 and 1977, the Spanish Cup in 1976, and the Intercontinental Cup in 1974. He played in the 1974 European Cup Final, which Atlético lost. He died on 29 March 2020 at the age of 72 from pneumonia resulting from COVID-19. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. José Luis Capón is the 2,830th most popular soccer player (up from 3,599th in 2024), the 1,476th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,677th in 2019) and the 226th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Luis Capón ranks 2,830 out of 21,273. Before him are Kosta Tomašević, Waldemar Victorino, Bacary Sagna, René Bliard, Valeriy Porkujan, and Anatoli Maslyonkin. After him are Carlos Gamarra, Félix Loustau, Joe Gomez, Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Ángel Bargas, and Victor Carlund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, José Luis Capón ranks 450. Before him are Oliver Shanti, Banjō Ginga, Eddie Meduza, Big John Studd, Donald Fagen, and Ernst Jean-Joseph. After him are Karen Wetterhahn, Ron Asheton, Jozef Čapkovič, Susanna Kaysen, Pedro Artola, and Nikola Šainović. Among people deceased in 2020, José Luis Capón ranks 444. Before him are Ulla Pia, Brent Scowcroft, Joan Feynman, Ernst Jean-Joseph, Laisenia Qarase, and Claire Bretécher. After him are Hau Pei-tsun, Günter Sawitzki, Valeriu Muravschi, Edmund M. Clarke, Michael Chapman, and Damián Iguacén Borau.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Luis Capón ranks 1,476 out of 3,355. Before him are Lolita Flores (1958), Pepe Romero (1944), Paco Peña (1942), Sergi Barjuán (1971), Valentín Paz-Andrade (1898), and Eduardo González Valiño (1911). After him are José Luis López Vázquez (1922), Humfrid (null), José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza (1775), Alejandro Valverde (1980), Michael López-Alegría (1958), and José Muguerza (1911).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, José Luis Capón ranks 226. Before him are Joaquín Vázquez (1897), Gavi (2004), Goyo Benito (1946), Ángel Arocha (1907), Sergi Barjuán (1971), and Eduardo González Valiño (1911). After him are José Muguerza (1911), Pedro Artola (1948), Andrés Palop (1973), Joaquín (1981), Nando González (1921), and Vicente Asensi (1919).

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