In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silvestre and the second or maternal family name is Cantó.
| 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 | |||
Juan José Silvestre Cantó (born 2 March 1980), commonly known as Jito, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Jito was born in Barcelona, Catalonia. A veteran of 15 Segunda División B seasons, scoring 143 goals for a host of clubs, his professional input consisted of 22 Segunda División matches and three goals for Girona FC in 2008–09.
In August 2016, after three years in the third tier with Sestao River Club, Jito retired at the age of 36.
References
- 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.
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Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- FC Barcelona C players
- Real Oviedo Vetusta players
- Palamós CF footballers
- UD Almería players
- Lorca Deportiva CF footballers
- FC Cartagena footballers
- CF Gavà players
- UE Figueres footballers
- UE Sant Andreu footballers
- Orihuela CF players
- Racing Club Portuense players
- Girona FC players
- Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- SD Eibar footballers
- Sestao River Club footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen