José Cañas

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

Not to be confused with Juan José Cañas (footballer).
For the Costa Rican military figure, see José María Cañas.
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cañas and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz-Herrera.
José Cañas
Cañas in 2011
Personal information
Full name José Alberto Cañas Ruiz-Herrera[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987
Place of birth Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Red Star Belgrade
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– Red Star Belgrade 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2019

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.[2] The Andalusians were ultimately relegated at the season's end.

Cañas was definitely promoted to Betis' main squad for 2010–11. He contributed with 15 games during the campaign (only four starts however) as the Verdiblancos returned to the top flight after two years, as champions, being a first-team regular in the following two seasons.[3]

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.[4][5] 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.[6]

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.[7] His first competitive appearance took place 13 days later, as he played the last ten minutes of a 1–3 defeat at Valencia CF.[8]

During his tenure at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Cañas appeared in 48 games across all competitions. 2015–16 was marred by injury problems.[9][10]

PAOK

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

During his three-year tenure, Cañas was part of the squad that won the Greek Cup every season, contributing with a combined 16 matches and two goals to the achievements.

Red Star Belgrade

Cañas joined Red Star Belgrade as a free agent in late June 2019, agreeing to a two-year contract.[13][14] He made his debut under coach Vladan Milojević in a friendly on 1 July with FC Blau-Weiß Linz, which was won 3–1.[15] 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.[16]

Personal life

Cañas' uncle, Juan José, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too spent most of his professional career with Betis.[17]

Club statistics
As of 23 November 2019[18][19]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Betis 2008–09 La Liga 2000—20
2010–11 Segunda División 15020—170
2011–12 La Liga 22020—240
2012–13 La Liga 27020—290
Total 66040—700
Swansea City 2013–14 Premier League 230309[lower-alpha 1]0350
Total 2303090350
Espanyol 2014–15 La Liga 29050—340
2015–16 La Liga 13010—140
Total 42060—480
PAOK 2016–17 Superleague 271708[lower-alpha 1]0421
2017–18 Superleague 150512[lower-alpha 1]0221
2018–19 Superleague 140419[lower-alpha 2]1272
Total 561162191914
Red Star 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 911011[lower-alpha 2]0211
Total 9110110211
Career total 19623023912655
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours
PAOK
Red Star Belgrade

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. "Real Betis 0–2 Atlético Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Veysey, Wayne (20 April 2013). "Swansea agree deal for Betis midfielder Jose Canas". Goal. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. Al-Samarrai, Riath (1 August 2013). "Swansea 4 Malmo 0: New boy Bony nets twice as £12m striker gives Laudrup big first leg lead in Europa League qualifying". Daily Mail. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  7. "Canas joins Espanyol". Swansea City A.F.C. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  8. "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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Ανακοίνωσε τον Κάνιας ο ΠΑΟΚ" [Cañas announced at PAOK] (in Greek). Sport 24. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  12. Sountoulidis, Stavros (2 April 2017). "ΠΑΟΚ – ΑΕΛ 2–0 (vid)" [PΑΟΚ – ΑΕL 2–0 (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  13. 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.
  14. "José Alberto Cañas joins Zvezda!". Red Star Belgrade. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. González, Daniel (7 February 2013). "Bético de familia" [Bético by family] (in Spanish). Blanquivioletas. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  18. "Cañas: José Alberto Cañas Ruiz-Herrera". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  19. "Cañas". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  20. 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.
  21. "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.
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