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Nicanor Sagarduy Gonzalo (previously Nicanor Trapero Gonzalo), commonly known as Canito (18 March 1931 – 24 June 1998), was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

Canito

Personal information
Full name	Nicanor Sagarduy Gonzalo
Date of birth	(1931-03-18)18 March 1931
Place of birth	Barakaldo, Spain
Date of death	24 June 1998(1998-06-24) (aged 67)
Place of death	Barakaldo, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	El Carmen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1948	Barakaldo	25	(9)
1948–1963	Athletic Bilbao	354	(4)
1963–1964	Alavés	1	(0)
Total		380	(13)
National team
1955	Spain B	3	(0)
1957	Spain	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Canito signed with Basque Country club Athletic Bilbao in 1948, from neighbours Barakaldo CF in the second division. 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; in only his tenth appearance he scored his first goal for the Lions, in a 4–0 triumph against Sevilla FC (also at San Mamés).

In the 1955–56 season, Canito appeared in 27 games as Athletic won the top division title, and would also be an essential defensive unit as they conquered three Copa del Rey trophies in just four years (for a total of four during his spell).

After 15 years in the senior squad, and more than 400 official matches, Canito moved to another club 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

On 10 March 1957, Canito won his first and only cap for the Spain national team, as he played the 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw in Madrid against Switzerland for the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification stage. Neither side would make it to the finals, both trailing group winners Scotland.

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

• La Liga: 1955–56
• Copa del Generalísimo: 1949–50, 1955, 1956, 1958
• Copa Eva Duarte: 1950

External links

• Canito at BDFutbol
• Canito at Athletic Bilbao
• Spain stats at Eu-Football

На других языках

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- [en] Canito (footballer, born 1931)

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[es] Nicanor Sagarduy

Nicanor Sagarduy Gonzalo, anteriormente llamado Nicanor Trapero Gonzalo, y más conocido como Canito (Baracaldo, Vizcaya, 18 de marzo de 1931- ib., 24 de junio de 1998), fue un futbolista español que se desempeñaba en la posición de lateral izquierdo.

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[it] Nicanor Sagarduy Gonzalo

Nicanor Sagarduy Gonzalo, noto anche con lo pseudonimo di Canito (Barakaldo, 18 marzo 1931 – Barakaldo, 24 giugno 1998), è stato un calciatore spagnolo, di ruolo difensore.

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