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

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

Club career edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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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