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My Take
Cañas's career has a hard-won texture I really admire. He came up through Real Betis, made 72 official appearances including 51 in La Liga, tasted the Premier League with Swansea, and now keeps playing in the Gibraltar league with Mons Calpe. That arc, from top flight to a tiny stage, isn't a decline to me; it's devotion. As a defensive midfielder at 177 cm, his job was always the unglamorous one: win the ball, hold the shape, let others shine. I respect players who love the game enough to keep grinding wherever it takes them, long after the spotlight has moved on.
Overview
José Alberto Cañas Ruiz-Herrera (born 27 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Gibraltar Football League club Mons Calpe as a defensive midfielder. He started his career with Real Betis, joining the first team in 2009 and going on to make 72 official appearances, 51 in La Liga, over three seasons, and spent 2013–14 in the Premier League with Swansea City.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- José Canas Ruiz-Herrera
- Name (Japanese)
- ホセ・アルベルト・カニャス・ルイス=エレーラ
- Reading
- ほせ・あるべると・かにゃす・るいす=えれーら
- Born
- May 27, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- Rota, Cádiz Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.