José Cañas

Not to be confused with Juan José Cañas Gutiérrez.
This name 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 Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 PAOK
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– PAOK 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2016.


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

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

Football 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]

Personal life

Cañas' uncle, Juan José, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too spent most of his professional career with Betis.[12]

Club statistics

As of 8 May 2016[13][14]
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—703
Swansea City 2013–14 Premier League 230309[lower-alpha 1]0350
Espanyol 2014–15 La Liga 29050—340
2015–16 La Liga 13010—140
Career total 1310120901520
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Real Betis 0–2 Atlético Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Media plantilla se encuentra en situación de interinidad" [Half the squad with interim status] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Real deal: Swansea will snaffle Real Betis star Jose Canas on a summer free". Daily Mirror. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Swansea agree deal for Betis midfielder Jose Canas". Goal.com. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Swansea 4 Malmo 0: New boy Bony nets twice as £12m striker gives Laudrup big first leg lead in Europa League qualifying". Daily Mail. 1 August 2013. 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. ↑ "Las lesiones pasan de ser una anécdota a ser un inconveniente" [Injuries go from anecdote to inconvenience] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Caicedo, Óscar Duarte y Cañas, altas para el Sevilla" [Caicedo, Óscar Duarte and Cañas, in for Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 April 2016. 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. ↑ "Bético de familia" [Bético by family] (in Spanish). Blanquivioletas. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "Cañas: José Alberto Cañas Ruiz-Herrera". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Cañas". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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