 On 19 April 1970, Calleja scored his only goal of the campaign in a 2–0 win at CE Sabadell FC, which granted Atlético the national championship.He retired from football in July 1972 at the end of 1971–72 after winning his fourth Spanish Cup, at the age of 35; during his spell with his main club, he appeared in 425 official matches (76 in the domestic cup and 45 in European competition).Calleja was a Spanish international for more than one decade.