James Cantero
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Cantero Coitiño | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1967 | ||
Place of birth |
Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985 | Independiente Flores | ||
1986 | Defensor | ||
1987 | Rampla Juniors | ||
1988–1989 | Uruguay de Coronado | 51 | (41) |
1990–1991 | Lleida | 37 | (17) |
1992–1994 | Real Murcia | 50 | (41) |
1994 | Sport Boys | 12 | (10) |
1995 | Correcaminos | 7 | (3) |
1999 | Lorca | 15 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Cantero Coitiño (born 7 February 1967) is a Uruguayan former football striker and player's agent.
Career
Born in Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó,[1] Cantero began playing football in the Uruguayan Primera División with Independiente Flores at age 16. Two years later, he joined Montevideo-based side Defensor Sporting Club.[2] He also played for Rampla Juniors before moving to Costa Rica to play for Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado.[3]
In August 1990, Cantero joined Segunda División side UE Lleida, where the 23-year-old would lead the club with 17 league goals.[4] After one season, Real Murcia signed Cantero, in January 1992.[5] Cantero scored 41 goals for Murcia, including 25 goals during the 1992–93 Segunda División B season.[6]
Cantero next embarked on a journeyman's career, playing for Sport Boys in Peru, Correcaminos UAT in Mexico, as well as clubs in El Salvador, Honduras and United Arab Emirates.[2] He finished his career in the Segunda División B with Lorca Deportiva.[7]
Retirement
After he retired from playing football, Cantero became a player's agent and also acts as a consultant for Mexican club CF Pachuca.[8] The famous Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano tells a thrilling story involving the player and the writer himself in his latest book entitled "The Hunter Stories" pages 218 and 219[9]
Personal
Cantero's son, Adrian, is also a footballer who plays for CF Pachuca's youth teams.[2]
References
- ^ "Paso a paso, con la fuerza de Toros" (in Spanish). Agauntan Che. 13 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Pallarés, Ripalda (5 April 2008). "Adrián sigue los pasos de James" [Adrián follows in the footsteps of James] (in Spanish). La Verdad.
- ^ Coto, Gerardo (28 May 2012). "Un histórico vuelve a primera" [A historical return to the Primera] (in Spanish). Unafut.
- ^ Moncayo, Carmelo (3 August 1990). ""Otro" Conejo para el Lleida: Fichó Cantero un uruguayo goleador en la Liga de Costa Rica" ["Other" Rabbit for Lleida: Signed Cantero, Uruguayan goal-scorer in the Costa Rican League] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo.
- ^ Muntane, Eduard (3 January 1992). "El Murcia se inclina por James Cantero" [Murcia prefers James Cantero] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo.
- ^ Otón, José (29 April 2014). "Mil ojos siguen al nuevo líder del murcianismo" (in Spanish). La Verdad. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ Re, Pedro (20 June 1999). "El Lorca quita las vallas y aún se ve con posibilidades" [Lorca removes the fences and still sees possibilities] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo.
- ^ Pérez Díaz, Omar (16 May 2011). "¡A lo grande!" [A big!] (in Spanish). El Sol de Hidalgo.
- ^ Galeano, Eduardo (April 2016). El cazador de historias. ISBN 9786070307263.
External links
- James Cantero at BDFutbol
- James Cantero – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Defensor Sporting players
- Rampla Juniors players
- Huracán Buceo players
- UE Lleida players
- Real Murcia players
- Lorca Deportiva CF footballers
- Sport Boys footballers
- Correcaminos UAT footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Association football forwards