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José Cantón

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José Cantón
Personal information
Full name José Cantón Landazuri
Date of birth (1937-03-23)23 March 1937
Place of birth Basauri, Spain
Date of death 13 November 2013(2013-11-13) (aged 76)
Place of death San Fernando, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Basauri B.E.A.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1958 Basconia 31 (5)
1958–1960 Racing Santander 17 (4)
1960–1964 San Fernando 95 (32)
1964–1965 Reus
1965–1966 Gimnàstic ? (24)
1966–1967 Cádiz 8 (2)
1967–1974 San Fernando
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Cantón Landazuri (23 March 1937 – 13 November 2013) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

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Born in Basauri, Biscay, Cantón played for CD Basconia, Racing de Santander, CD San Fernando (two spells), CF Reus Deportiu, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Cádiz CF during an 18-year senior career. He played in Segunda División with the second, third and last clubs, competing with the remaining in the lower leagues.[1][2]

Later life and death

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Cantón worked as a manager after retiring, exclusively at amateur level, He died on 13 November 2013 in San Fernando, Cádiz, at the age of 76.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cantón, de Basauri a La Isla" [Cantón, from Basauri to La Isla] (in Spanish). Fueron Azulinos. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Quiñones Miralles, Javi (14 November 2013). "Fallece el exfutbolista José Cantón, un delantero que dejó huella" [Former footballer José Cantón, a forward who made a mark, dies] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
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