Cani (soccer player)

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Cani
Rubén Gracia.jpg
Cani, 2009
Personnel
Surname Rubén Gracia Calmache
birthday 3rd August 1981
place of birth Zaragoza ,  Spain
size 178 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
0000-2000 Real Zaragoza
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2000-2003 Real Saragossa B 32 0(6)
2000-2006 Real Zaragoza 122 (13)
2000-2001 →  FC Utebo  (loan) 0 0(0)
2006-2015 Villarreal CF 258 (23)
2015 →  Atlético Madrid  (loan) 4 0(0)
2015-2016 Deportivo La Coruña 18 0(0)
2016-2017 Real Zaragoza 32 0(1)
1 Only league games are given.

Cani , real name Rubén Gracia Calmache (born August 3, 1981 in Saragossa ), is a former Spanish football player .

Player career

Cani comes from the youth of Real Saragossa , the largest club in his hometown. For the 2000/01 season he was loaned to the Tercera División at the suburban club FC Utebo . He made his first division debut on May 11, 2002, the last matchday of the current season, at the home game against FC Barcelona . It was the last game for his club before joining the Segunda División . In the following years he became a regular player and he succeeded in direct recovery with his team.

In 2004 he won the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid and champions Valencia .

Cani has been playing for league rivals Villarreal since summer 2006 , where he was also able to become a regular player.

On January 7, 2015, Cani moved to the reigning champions Atlético Madrid on loan until the end of the 2014/15 season .

Achievements / titles

Web links

  • Cani in the database of weltfussball.de
  • Profile at Elmundo (Spanish)
personal data
SURNAME Cani
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gracia Calmache, Rubén (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd August 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Zaragoza , Spain