José Cañas

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Not to be confused with Juan José Cañas (footballer).
For the Costa Rican military figure, see José María Cañas.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cañas and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz-Herrera.
José Cañas
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Cañas in 2018
Personal information
Full name José Alberto Cañas Ruiz-Herrera[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Jerez de la Frontera, Spain[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ionikos
Number 87
Youth career
Roteña
2004–2005 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Betis C 51 (6)
2006–2010 Betis B 97 (4)
2009–2013 Betis 66 (0)
2013–2014 Swansea City 23 (0)
2014–2016 Espanyol 42 (0)
2016–2019 PAOK 56 (1)
2019–2020 Red Star Belgrade 9 (1)
2021 Atlético Baleares 7 (0)
2021– Ionikos 20 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:30, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

José Alberto Cañas Ruiz-Herrera (born 27 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Ionikos as a defensive midfielder.

He started his career with Real Betis, joining the first team in 2009 and going on to make 72 official appearances, 51 in La Liga, over three seasons, and spent 2013–14 in the Premier League with Swansea City.

Club career[]

Betis[]

A product of Real Betis' youth ranks, Cañas was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz. He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 3 May 2009, playing 83 minutes in a 0–2 home loss against Atlético Madrid.[3] The Andalusians were ultimately relegated at the season's end.

Cañas was definitely promoted to Betis' main squad for 2010–11. He contributed 15 games during the campaign (only four starts however) as the club returned to the top flight after two years, as champions, being a regular in the following two seasons.[4]

Swansea City[]

In April 2013, before the season in Spain was over, Cañas refused to renew his expiring contract with Betis, choosing instead to join Swansea City on a three-year deal.[5][6] He made his debut on 1 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–0 home victory over Malmö FF in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[7]

Espanyol[]

On 1 September 2014, Cañas returned to his country and its top division, joining RCD Espanyol on a three-year contract on a free transfer.[8] His first competitive appearance took place 13 days later, as he played the last ten minutes of a 3–1 defeat at Valencia CF.[9]

During his tenure at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Cañas appeared in 48 games in all competitions. 2015–16 was marred by injury problems.[10][11]

PAOK[]

On 11 July 2016, PAOK FC announced the signing of Cañas until the summer of 2019, for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 2 April 2017 he scored his first goal as a professional, in a 2–0 home win against Athlitiki Enosi Larissa FC.[13]

Cañas was part of the squad that won the Greek Cup three years in a row, totalling 16 matches and two goals in these achievements.

Red Star Belgrade[]

Cañas joined Red Star Belgrade as a free agent in late June 2019, agreeing to a two-year contract.[14][15] He made his debut under coach Vladan Milojević in a friendly on 1 July with FC Blau-Weiß Linz, which was won 3–1.[16] When his new team qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, he was among the players who celebrated riding around Belgrade in an armored vehicle.[17]

Later years[]

In August 2020, Cañas returned to his country and signed a one-year deal with CD Atlético Baleares in the Segunda División B. He left after one sole season, even tough the club tried hard to convince him to renew his link.[18]

In August 2021, the 34-year-old Cañas agreed to a one-year contract with Ionikos F.C. in a return to the Super League Greece.[19]

Personal life[]

Cañas' uncle, Juan José, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too spent most of his professional career with Betis.[20]

Club statistics[]

As of 5 December 2021[21][22]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Betis 2008–09 La Liga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2010–11 Segunda División 15 0 2 0 — 17 0
2011–12 La Liga 22 0 2 0 — 24 0
2012–13 La Liga 27 0 2 0 — 29 0
Total 66 0 4 0 — 70 0
Swansea City 2013–14 Premier League 23 0 3 0 9[a] 0 35 0
Total 23 0 3 0 9 0 35 0
Espanyol 2014–15 La Liga 29 0 5 0 — 34 0
2015–16 La Liga 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
Total 42 0 6 0 — 48 0
PAOK 2016–17 Super League Greece 27 1 7 0 8[a] 0 42 1
2017–18 Super League Greece 15 0 5 1 2[a] 0 22 1
2018–19 Super League Greece 14 0 4 1 9[b] 1 27 2
Total 56 1 16 2 19 1 91 4
Red Star 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 9 1 1 0 11[b] 0 21 1
Total 9 1 1 0 11 0 21 1
Atlético Baleares 2020–21 Segunda División B 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Ionikos 2021–22 Super League Greece 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Total 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Career total 211 3 30 2 39 1 280 6
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours[]

PAOK

Red Star

References[]

  1. ^ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "José Cañas" (in Spanish). Eurosport. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Real Betis 0–2 Atlético Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  4. ^ Díaz, David (11 March 2013). "Media plantilla se encuentra en situación de interinidad" [Half the squad with interim status]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. ^ Cadden, Phil (7 April 2013). "The Real deal: Swansea will snaffle Real Betis star Jose Canas on a summer free". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. ^ Veysey, Wayne (20 April 2013). "Swansea agree deal for Betis midfielder Jose Canas". Goal. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ^ Pope, Bruce (1 August 2013). "Swansea City 4–0 Malmo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Canas joins Espanyol". Swansea City A.F.C. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Piatti, Parejo y Alcácer vuelven a dar la victoria al Valencia" [Piatti, Parejo and Alcácer give win to Valencia again] (in Spanish). La Liga. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  10. ^ Martínez, Alberto (9 January 2016). "Las lesiones pasan de ser una anécdota a ser un inconveniente" [Injuries go from anecdote to inconvenience]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  11. ^ Piferrer, Dídac (30 April 2016). "Caicedo, Óscar Duarte y Cañas, altas para el Sevilla" [Caicedo, Óscar Duarte and Cañas, in for Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε τον Κάνιας ο ΠΑΟΚ" [Cañas announced at PAOK] (in Greek). Sport 24. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  13. ^ Sountoulidis, Stavros (2 April 2017). "ΠΑΟΚ – ΑΕΛ 2–0 (vid)" [PΑΟΚ – ΑΕL 2–0 (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  14. ^ Smilić, Branimir (24 June 2019). "Zvezdi prvo inostrano pojačanje stiže iz PAOK" [Star’s first foreign signing comes from PAOK] (in Serbian). Sport Klub. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  15. ^ "José Alberto Cañas joins Zvezda!". Red Star Belgrade. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  16. ^ Nedeljković, Darjan (1 July 2019). "Razigrali se Simić i Ebesilio, debitovao Kanjas, Zvezda završila pripreme u Austriji" [Simić and Ebecilio played, debut for Cañas, Star finished preparations in Austria] (in Serbian). Mozzart Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  17. ^ Manchón, Martín (30 August 2019). ""No me imaginaba celebrar la clasificación sobre un tanque"" ["I never thought I would be celebrating qualification on a tank"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Cañas deja de ser jugador balearico" [Cañas is no longer a balearico player] (in Spanish). Atlético Baleares. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Ποδοσφαιριστής του Ιωνικού ο Χοσέ Κάνιας" [José Cañas a Ionikos player] (in Greek). Ionikos F.C. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  20. ^ González, Daniel (7 February 2013). "Bético de familia" [Bético by family] (in Spanish). Blanquivioletas. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  21. ^ "Cañas: José Alberto Cañas Ruiz-Herrera". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  22. ^ "Cañas". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  23. ^ González, Roberto (22 April 2019). "PAOK, campeón de Grecia tras 34 años" [PAOK, Greek champions after 34 years] (in Spanish). El 9 y Medio. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  24. ^ "PAOK é tri da Copa da Grécia e faz "dobradinha" pela 1ª vez" [PAOK are back-to-back-to-back Greek Cup champions and get "double" for the 1st time] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  25. ^ "El exbético Cañas hace historia con el Estrella Roja en Serbia" [Former Betis man Cañas makes history with Red Star in Serbia] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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