Juan José Silvestre Cantó (born 2 March 1980 in Barcelona, Catalonia), commonly known as Jito, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Silvestre Cantó | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-03-02) 2 March 1980 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Meridiana Torre Baró | |||
| 1990–1998 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Barcelona C | 30 | (10) |
| 1999–2000 | Oviedo B | 15 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Palamós | 50 | (30) |
| 2001 | Almería | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Lorca Deportiva | 19 | (19) |
| 2002–2003 | Cartagonova | 16 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Gavà | 16 | (14) |
| 2004–2005 | Figueres | 50 | (15) |
| 2005–2006 | Sant Andreu | 12 | (2) |
| 2006 | Orihuela | 17 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Portuense | 31 | (12) |
| 2007–2009 | Girona | 52 | (14) |
| 2009–2010 | Cultural Leonesa | 33 | (23) |
| 2010–2012 | Alavés | 60 | (22) |
| 2012–2013 | Eibar | 19 | (5) |
| 2013–2016 | Sestao | 96 | (49) |
| Total | 523 | (225) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A veteran of 15 Segunda División B seasons, scoring 143 goals for a host of clubs, Jito's professional input consisted of 22 Segunda División matches and three goals for Girona FC during 2008–09. He retired in August 2016 at the age of 36, after three years in the third tier with Sestao River Club.[1][2]