Sixto Casabona

Sixto Arturo Casabona Martínez (8 January 1962 — 10 October 2004), commonly known as Sixto, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casabona and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Sixto
Personal information
Full name Sixto Arturo Casabona Martínez[1]
Date of birth (1962-01-08)8 January 1962
Place of birth Benagéber, Spain
Date of death 10 October 2004(2004-10-10) (aged 42)
Place of death Alicante, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1984 Mestalla
1984–1987 Valencia 53 (18)
1987–1989 Elche 54 (21)
1989–1991 Palamós 64 (15)
1991–1992 Cartagena 19 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Benagéber, Valencia, Sixto began his career with Valencia's B team, Mestalla. On 9 September 1984, Sixto made his debut for Valencia, scoring a penalty in a 5–1 win against Espanyol. During his three seasons in Valencia's first team, Sixto scored 18 times, including a hat-trick against Celta Vigo on 8 September 1985, in 53 league games. In 1987, Sixto signed for Elche, winning promotion to La Liga in his first season with the club, scoring 20 goals in 34 appearances. The following season, Sixto made 20 appearances, scoring once. After a groin injury prevented more game time, Sixto terminated his contract with Elche at the end of the season, signing for Palamós. Sixto remained with Palamós for two seasons, signing for Cartagena in 1991, before his retirement a year later.[1][2]

References
  1. "Sixto". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Ficha de Sixto Casabona" (in Spanish). Ciberche. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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