José Cancela
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| José Cancela | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Carlos Cancela Duran | |
| Date of birth | June 25, 1976 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Santa Lucía, Uruguay | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Nickname | Pepe | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Colorado Rapids | |
| Number | - | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ?-? ?-? 1995-00 ?-? 2003-2006 2007- |
Club Gavilanes Cruz Azul Peñarol Deportivo Saprissa New England Revolution Colorado Rapids |
? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 90 (7) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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José Carlos Cancela Duran (born June 25, 1976 in Santa Lucía, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan soccer player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. 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, Club Gavilanes, 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 of 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 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.
[edit] See also
| Colorado Rapids - Current Squad |
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1 Coundoul | 2 Harvey | 3 Vanney | 4 Gargan | 5 Beckerman | 6 Prideaux | 7 Kirovski | 8 McDonald | 10 Gomez | 11 Cooke | 12 Petke | 13 Keel | 14 Cummings | 15 Peterson | 16 Wingert | 18 Ihemelu | 19 Brown | 20 Hernández | 21 Colaluca | 22 LaBrocca | 23 Clark | 24 Coundoul | 25 Mastroeni | 27 Kimura | 28 DiRaimondo | 30 Hughes | 31 Thornton | 33 Wasson | — Cancela | Coach: Clavijo |
