| Canito | |
| Fullname: | Nicanor Sagarduy Gonzalo |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Barakaldo, Spain |
| Death Place: | Barakaldo, Spain |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | El Carmen |
| Years1: | 1947–1948 |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 1948–1963 |
| Caps2: | 354 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 1963–1964 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 380 |
| Totalgoals: | 13 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1955 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1957 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nicanor Sagarduy Gonzalo (previously Nicanor Trapero Gonzalo), known as Canito (18 March 1931 – 24 June 1998), was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.[1]
Canito signed with Basque Country club Athletic Bilbao in 1948, from neighbours Barakaldo CF in the Segunda División.[1] Immediately after arriving, on 12 September, the 17-year-old made his La Liga debut, helping to a 7–2 home demolition of Real Valladolid.[2] He scored his first goal for the Lions in only his tenth appearance, in the 4–0 win against Sevilla FC also at the San Mamés Stadium.[3]
In the 1955–56 season, Canito appeared in 27 games as Athletic won the top-division title. He would also be an essential defensive player as they conquered three Copa del Rey trophies in just four years (for a total of four during his spell).[4] [5]
After 15 years in the senior squad, and 440 competitive matches to his credit,[6] Canito moved to another side in the region, Deportivo Alavés, but called it quits after only a few months. He died aged 67 in his hometown of Barakaldo, Biscay.[1]
Canito won his only cap for Spain on 10 March 1957, as he featured the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw in Madrid against Switzerland for the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification stage. Neither team would make it to the finals, both trailing group winners Scotland.[7]
Athletic Bilbao
1950[5]