Canito (footballer, born 1931)

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Canito
Personal information
Full name Nicanor Sagarduy Gonzalo
Date of birth(1931-03-18)18 March 1931
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain
Date of death 24 June 1998(1998-06-24) (aged 67)
Place of death Barakaldo, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
El Carmen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1947–1948 Barakaldo 25 (9)
1948–1963 Athletic Bilbao 354 (4)
1963–1964 Alavés 1 (0)
Total380(13)
International career
1955 Spain B 3 (0)
1957 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

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