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| Full name | José Carlos Cancela Durán | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-06-25) June 25, 1976 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Lucía, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Peñarol | 43 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Puebla | 17 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Cruz Azul | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Saprissa | 21 | (6) |
| 2003–2006 | New England Revolution | 84 | (6) |
| 2007 | Colorado Rapids | 11 | (1) |
| 2008 | Fénix | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Liberia Mía | 29 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Herediano | 110 | (30) |
| 2012–2013 | Saprissa | 38 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Herediano | 33 | (5) |
| 2014 | Belén | 12 | (4) |
| 2015 | Pérez Zeledón | 35 | (4) |
| Total | 442 | (70) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Veracruz (Assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Cruz Azul (Assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Tijuana (Assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Al-Ahli (Assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Cruz Azul (Assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Carlos Cancela Durán (born June 25, 1976) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is nicknamed "Pepe".
Before joining the Colorado Rapids, Cancela played the preseason with Toronto FC but was traded to the Denver-based club the day before the regular season began. Cancela played for Peñarol, Cruz Azul, Deportivo Saprissa, and the New England Revolution. He had to leave Saprissa, despite being loved by their fans, because of the rule implemented by the "Morados" after 2003, by which they could only use Costa Rican players in their team.
Cancela joined the Revolution in July 2003, and immediately added an attacking flair not often seen in MLS. He immediately slotted into the starting lineup, and finished the season with a goal and seven assists in 13 games. Cancela struggled a little in his second year, as Clint Dempsey emerged as a competitor for the attacking midfield position, but finished the year with three goals and ten assists in 25 games. He scored two goals and five assists in 2005.
After the 2006 season, Cancela was taken by Toronto FC in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft, but dealt to the Colorado Rapids in April of the following year in exchange for a Youth International slot to be held by Toronto until 2009. He was waived by the Rapids before the 2008 season.
References
- "Revolution signs midfielder José Carlos Cancela Duran". July 23, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
External links
- José Cancela at Major League Soccer
- BDFA profile
- José Cancela – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Lucía, Uruguay
- Footballers from Canelones Department
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Peñarol players
- New England Revolution players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Club Puebla players
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Centro Atlético Fénix players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Major League Soccer players
- Liga FPD players
- Men's association football midfielders