Juan José Cañas (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Cañas Gutiérrez | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Rota, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Betis B | 79 | (8) |
| 1991–2006 | Betis | 303 | (13) |
| 2006–2008 | Alcalá | 63 | (3) |
| Total | 445 | (24) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan José Cañas Gutiérrez (born 17 April 1972), also known as Juanjo Cañas,[1] is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
He spent the majority of his career with Betis, where he played in nearly 400 competitive games over 15 seasons.
Football career
Born in Rota, Cádiz, Cañas played for Real Betis for most of his career. He made 53 first-team appearances in three seasons when the Andalusians were in Segunda División. After they were promoted, he played his first game in La Liga on 4 September 1994, in a 0–0 away draw against CD Logroñés. He subsequently played 228 La Liga games for the club, scoring ten goals.
In 2004–05, Cañas made 24 league appearances to help Betis to fourth place in the league, good enough to reach the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League.[2] He also lifted the Copa del Rey as captain in 2005.
From 2006 to 2008, he appeared for CD Alcalá (also in his native region) in Segunda División B, and retired at the age of 36. Afterwards, he worked for Betis for two season as a member of their technical staff.[3]
Personal life
Cañas' nephew, José, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too spent most of his professional career with Betis.[4]
Honours
Betis
References
- ^ http://www.elcornerdelsur.com/juanjo-canas-toda-una-vida-lucha-entrega-verdiblanco/
- ^ Captain Cañas to carry on at Betis; UEFA, 21 June 2005
- ^ El Betis despide a Manolo Momparlet y Juan José Cañas (Betis fire Manolo Momparlet and Juan José Cañas); Marca, 19 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Bético de familia" [Bético by family] (in Spanish). Blanquivioletas. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
External links
- Juan José Cañas at BDFutbol
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