James Cantero

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cantero and the second or maternal family name is Coitiño.
James Cantero
Personal information
Full name James Cantero Coitiño
Date of birth (1967-02-07) 7 February 1967
Place of birth Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó,
Uruguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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 singned 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

  1. ↑ "Paso a paso, con la fuerza de Toros" (in Spanish). Agauntan Che. 13 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 PALLARÉS, Ripalda (5 April 2008). "Adrián sigue los pasos de James" [Adrián follows in the footsteps of James] (in Spanish). La Verdad.
  3. ↑ Coto, Gerardo (28 May 2012). "Un histórico vuelve a primera" [A historical return to the Primera] (in Spanish). UNAFUT.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Muntane, Eduard (3 January 1992). "El Murcia se inclina por James Cantero" [Murcia prefers James Cantero] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo.
  6. ↑ Otón, José (29 April 2014). "Mil ojos siguen al nuevo líder del murcianismo" (in Spanish). La Verdad.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Pérez Díaz, Omar (16 May 2011). "¡A lo grande!" [A big!] (in Spanish). El Sol de Hidalgo.
  9. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=aBr0CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT217
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