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

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

Career

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]