Calixto Avena
# Calixto Avena

Calixto Avena (1943 – 21 January 2021) was a Colombian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

## Career

Avena played professionally for Millonarios and Junior between 1963 and 1970.

Avena also represented the Colombia national team in qualifying matches for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

He died from COVID-19 in Santa Cruz de Lorica, on 21 January 2021, aged 77, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia.

