Manuel Badenes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Badenes Calduch | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Castellón, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 26 November 2007 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Castellón, Spain | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Castellón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1947 | Castellón | 11 | (4) |
| 1947–1950 | Barcelona | 14 | (6) |
| 1949–1950 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 24 | (23) |
| 1950–1956 | Valencia | 97 | (90) |
| 1956–1958 | Valladolid | 59 | (35) |
| 1958–1960 | Sporting Gijón | 21 | (4) |
| 1960–1961 | Castellón | 24 | (11) |
| 1961–1962 | Oliva | ||
| National team | |||
| 1955 | Spain B | 2 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Manuel Badenes Calduch (30 November 1928 – 26 November 2007) was a Spanish footballer, who played as a forward for clubs such as FC Barcelona and Valencia CF.
Badenes started his career at CD Castellón. His first season at the club saw him score four goals in ten games which resulted in a move to Barcelona. He spent two season at the club, winning two La Liga titles before moving to Valencia. He scored 90 goals in 97 games at Valencia before moving to Real Valladolid, where he won the Pichichi trophy awarded to the top scorer in La Liga in 1958.
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