Nicanor Sagarduy Gonzalo (previously Nicanor Trapero Gonzalo), known as Canito (18 March 1931 – 24 June 1998), was a Spanish

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who played as a defender.El partido 435 de Canito (Canito's 435th game)
Naiz, 21 April 2013 (in Spanish)

Club career

Canito signed with

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club

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...

in 1948, from neighbours Barakaldo CF in the

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. Immediately after arriving, on 12 September, the 17-year-old made his La Liga debut, helping to a 7–2 home demolition of Real Valladolid. He scored his first goal for the ''Lions'' in only his tenth appearance, in the 4–0 win against Sevilla FC also at the San Mamés Stadium. In the 1955–56 season, Canito appeared in 27 games as Athletic won the top-division title. He would also be an essential defensive player as they conquered three Copa del Rey trophies in just four years (for a total of four during his spell).1956: Artetxe y Maguregi... "los conoce hasta el Papa" (1956: Artetxe and Maguregi... "even the Pope knows them")
Deia, 23 May 2015 (in Spanish)El detallazo de Muniain con el gran Canito (Muniain's big gesture towards the great Canito)
Mundo Deportivo, 1 June 2021 (in Spanish) After 15 years in the senior squad, and 440 competitive matches to his credit, Canito moved to another side in the region, Deportivo Alavés, but called it quits after only a few months. He died aged 67 in his hometown of Barakaldo, Biscay.

International career

Canito won his only cap for Spain on 10 March 1957, as he featured the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw in Madrid against

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for the

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. Neither team would make it to the finals, both trailing group winners Scotland.España, 2 – Suiza, 2 (Spain, 2 – Switzerland, 2)
Mundo Deportivo, 11 March 1957 (in Spanish)

Honours

Athletic Bilbao * La Liga: 1955–56 *

Copa del Generalísimo The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

: 1949–50,

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

* Copa Eva Duarte: 1950

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Canito 1931 births 1998 deaths Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Barakaldo Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Barakaldo CF footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Deportivo Alavés players Spain men's B international footballers Spain men's international footballers