José Cantón Explained

José Cantón
Fullname:José Cantón Landazuri
Birth Date:23 March 1937
Birth Place:Basauri, Spain
Death Place:San Fernando, Spain
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Basauri B.E.A.
Years1:1956–1958
Caps1:31
Goals1:5
Years2:1958–1960
Caps2:17
Goals2:4
Years3:1960–1964
Caps3:95
Goals3:32
Years4:1964–1965
Years5:1965–1966
Caps5:?
Goals5:24
Years6:1966–1967
Caps6:8
Goals6:2
Years7:1967–1974

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

Club career

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cantón, de Basauri a La Isla. Cantón, from Basauri to La Isla. Fueron Azulinos. Spanish. 17 May 2009. 18 November 2013.
  2. Web site: Fallece el exfutbolista José Cantón, un delantero que dejó huella. Former footballer José Cantón, a forward who made a mark, dies. Vavel. Javi. Quiñones Miralles. Spanish. 14 November 2013. 15 November 2013.