José Antonio Tejedor

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tejedor and the second or maternal family name is Sanz.

José Antonio Tejedor Sanz (2 November 1943 – 2 June 2025) was a Spanish professional football player and coach.

José Antonio Tejedor

Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Tejedor Sanz[1]
Date of birth	(1943-11-02)2 November 1943
Place of birth	Pedrajas de San Esteban, Spain
Date of death	2 June 2025(2025-06-02) (aged 81)
Place of death	Nava del Rey, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Europa Delicias
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1967	Real Valladolid	53	(17)
1967–1970	Real Zaragoza	30	(6)
1970–1973	Deportivo de La Coruña	20	(2)
1973–1974	Real Valladolid	17	(0)
Total		120	(25)
Managerial career
1986–1989	Real Ávila
1993–1994	Real Ávila
1994–1995	Palencia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Pedrajas de San Esteban, Tejedor played as a forward for Europa Delicias, Real Valladolid, Real Zaragoza, and Deportivo de La Coruña.^[1][2] He retired following injuries.^[3]

He later became a coach, and worked with Real Valladolid youth teams.^[3] He managed Real Ávila and Palencia.^[4] With Real Ávila he won promotion to Segunda División B following the 1986–87 season, the first time the club had reached that level.^[2]

Death

Tejedor died on 2 June 2025, at the age of 81.^[5]