James Cantero

James Cantero
Personal information
Full name	James Cantero Coitiño
Date of birth	7 February 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó,; Uruguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985	Independiente Flores
1986	Defensor
1987	Rampla Juniors
1988–1989	Uruguay de Coronado
1990–1991	Lleida
1992–1994	Real Murcia
1994	Sport Boys
1995	Correcaminos
1999	Lorca
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 signed 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

^ "Paso a paso, con la fuerza de Toros" (in Spanish). Agauntan Che. 13 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pallarés, Ripalda (5 April 2008). "Adrián sigue los pasos de James" [Adrián follows in the footsteps of James] (in Spanish). La Verdad.
^ Coto, Gerardo (28 May 2012). "Un histórico vuelve a primera" [A historical return to the Primera] (in Spanish). Unafut. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
^ 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.
^ Muntane, Eduard (3 January 1992). "El Murcia se inclina por James Cantero" [Murcia prefers James Cantero] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo.
^ Otón, José (29 April 2014). "Mil ojos siguen al nuevo líder del murcianismo" (in Spanish). La Verdad. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
^ 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.
^ Pérez Díaz, Omar (16 May 2011). "¡A lo grande!" [A big!] (in Spanish). El Sol de Hidalgo.
^ Galeano, Eduardo (April 2016). El cazador de historias. ISBN 9786070307263.

External links

James Cantero at BDFutbol
James Cantero – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)

[1] "Paso a paso, con la fuerza de Toros" (in Spanish). Agauntan Che. 13 March 2013.

[LV-2] 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. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2012.

[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. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

[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] Galeano, Eduardo (April 2016). El cazador de historias. ISBN 9786070307263.

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