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Revision as of 23:23, 9 February 2012
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubén Andrés Cano Martínez | ||
Date of birth | February 5, 1951 | ||
Place of birth | San Rafael, Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
San Rafael | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1974 | Atlanta | 161 | (47) |
1974–1976 | Elche | 60 | (12) |
1976–1982 | Atlético Madrid | 167 | (82) |
1982–1985 | Tenerife | 46 | (19) |
1985–1987 | Rayo Vallecano | 49 | (19) |
International career | |||
1977–1979 | Spain | 12 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Spanish name Rubén Andrés Cano Martínez (born 5 February 1951) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
He played in 227 La Liga games over the course of eight seasons (94 goals), in representation of two teams, mainly Atlético Madrid.
Cano represented Spain at the 1978 World Cup.
Club career
Born in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina to Spanish parents, Cano started his professional career with Buenos Aires-based Club Atlético Atlanta, remaining four years with the club. In 1974, he returned to the land of his ancestors and joined Elche CF, making his La Liga debut on 14 September 1974 in a 1–0 home win against Atlético Madrid, and finishing his first season with six goals in 32 games as the Valencian ranked in eighth position.
In the 1976 off-season, Cano joined precisely Atlético de Madrid, netting 20 goals in his first year - fifth-best in the competition - as the Colchoneros won the national championship, one point ahead of FC Barcelona. He added 40 in the following two seasons combined, and formed an efficient forward partnership during his spell with another Argentine-born player, Rubén Ayala.
After only 12 games (one goal) in the 1981–82 season, 32-year Cano left Atlético and joined CD Tenerife in the third division, helping the Canary Islands outfit promote in his first year, and remaining with the club for a further two second level campaigns; he closed out his career at the age of 36, after a couple of division two seasons with another Madrid side, Rayo Vallecano.
International career
Cano chose to represent Spain - the country of his parents - internationally, going on to win 12 caps in two years. His debut occurred on 16 April 1977 in a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Romania (0–1 loss in Bucharest).
Picked for the finals in Argentina, Cano appeared in the 1–2 defeat against Austria, in an eventual group stage exit.
References
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data Template:Es icon
- Rubén Cano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rubén Cano – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Stats at FootballDatabase
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Spanish people of Argentine descent
- Spanish footballers
- Argentine footballers
- Association football forwards
- Primera División Argentina players
- CA Atlanta footballers
- La Liga footballers
- Elche CF players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- CD Tenerife players
- Rayo Vallecano footballers
- Spain international footballers
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players