Jito_(footballer)
Jito (footballer)
Spanish footballer
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silvestre and the second or maternal family name is Cantó.
Juan José Silvestre Cantó (born 2 March 1980), commonly known as Jito, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Silvestre Cantó | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-03-02) 2 March 1980 (age 44) | ||
| 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 | |||
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Jito was born in Barcelona, Catalonia. A veteran of 15 Segunda División B seasons, scoring 143 goals for a host of clubs,[1] his professional input consisted of 22 Segunda División matches and three goals for Girona FC in 2008–09.[2][3][4]
In August 2016, after three years in the third tier with Sestao River Club, Jito retired at the age of 36.[5][6]
- Pérez, José Manuel (24 October 2013). "Entrevista a Jito Silvestre: el 'diez' llega a cien" [Interview to Jito Silvestre: the 'ten' makes it to one hundred] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "El Girona acaba con la imbatibilidad del Hércules" [Girona end Hércules' unbeaten streak]. Sport (in Spanish). 17 November 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- "1–0: Un solitario gol del Girona deja al Sevilla Atlético en la última posición de la tabla" [1–0: Girona lone goal leaves Sevilla Atlético last in table]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 29 November 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- "El Girona salva un punto ante el Albacete" [Girona rescue one point against Albacete]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 14 February 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- "Las Llanas no volverá a celebrar los goles de Jito" [Las Llanas will not celebrate Jito's goals again] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- "Jito cuelga las botas" [Jito hangs up boots] (in Spanish). Sestao River. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.[permanent dead link]