Club Deportivo Canillas is a Spanish football club based in
Madrid
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,
Spain
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. It was founded in 1961 and plays in the
Categoría Preferente de Aficionados, the fifth tier of Spanish football. CD Canillas is a feeder team of
Real Madrid.
History
Canillas was formed in 1961 in Nápoles,
Hortaleza, initially under the name "Club Deportivo Los Merinos". Registered in the
Madrid Football Federation
The Royal Madrid Football Federation ( es, Real Federación de Fútbol de Madrid; RFFM) is the governing body of the sport of football in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Its headquarters are in the city of Madrid.
Functions
Below the national lev ...
in 1969, it was renamed to "Club Deportivo Nápoles" due to regulation rules.
In 1975, the club was renamed to its actual name (''Club Deportivo Canillas''), achieving its first promotion in 1979. A youth section, "CD EPAYDA", was formed in 1997.
Season-to-season
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*1 season in
Tercera División
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Other teams
CD Canillas B and CD Canillas U19
CD Canillas B, the reserve team of CD Canillas, plays in the
Primera Categoría de Aficionados, the sixth tier of Spanish football while CD Canillas U19 plays in Group XII of the
Liga Nacional Juvenil.
Women's team
C.D. Canillas Femenino (now
CD Tacón
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)
was bought by
Real Madrid.
Notable players
Real Madrid related
Since CD Canillas is the feeder club of Real Madrid, some players who came from
La Fábrica, Real Madrid's youth academy, had played at CD Canillas. Famous footballers' sons have also played there.
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Théo and
Elyaz Zidane, sons of
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the mos ...
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Ronald Nazário, son of
Ronaldo Nazário
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José Mario Mourinho Jr., son of
José Mourinho
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Christian Cannavaro, son of
Fabio Cannavaro
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Jaime Amaro, grandson of
Amancio Amaro
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Benjamín Garay
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Gonzalo Expósito
Others
From CD Canillas youth academy
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Javier Castro
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Sergey Georgiev
As CD Canillas senior player
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Jhony
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Nader Matar
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Matar began his senior career in 2008 in Portugal, playing for Sport ...
References
{{Preferente de Madrid
CD Canillas
Football clubs in the Community of Madrid
Association football clubs established in 1961
1961 establishments in Spain