Diego Cañete

Argentine footballer
Diego Cañete
Personal information
Full name Diego Daniel Cañete[1]
Date of birth (1986-06-25) 25 June 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Olavarría, Argentina[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
El Fortín
0000–2004 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Racing de Olavarría
2007–2008 El Fortín
2008 Quilmes
2009–2011 Racing de Olavarría
2011–2012 Ferro Carril Sud 31 (9)
2012–2013 Belgrano 0 (0)
Argentino de Pehuajó
Ferro Carril Sud
2019–2020 Rangers 8 (1)
2021 Metro Gallery 11 (8)
2022–2023 Racing de Olavarría
S.T.M.O Olavarría
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Daniel Cañete (born 25 June 1986) is an Argentine former footballer.

Club career

Born in Olavarría, Cañete began his career with El Fortín.[2] After a spell with Racing de Olavarría, he returned to El Fortín before being signed by Quilmes in July 2008.[3]

In 2012, following impressive performances with Ferro Carril Sud in the Torneo Argentino B, Cañete was linked with a move to Torneo Argentino A side Unión.[4] However, despite this, he made a move to Primera División side Belgrano, with club president Armando Pérez [es] confirming that he would play for the club's amateur side in the lower divisions.[5]

He would later go on to describe his time with Belgrano as the "most bitter" experience of his career, stating that the club asked him for money in order to play.[2] Having left the club in the summer of 2013, he was linked to a move to Hong Kong with Happy Valley, following the appointment of compatriot Sergio Timoner as head coach.[6]

Cañete would spend time with lower-division side Deportivo Argentino de Pehuajó, before returning to Ferro Carril Sud in mid-2015.[7] However, by mid-2016 he was playing futsal with La Estancia, where he scored forty-eight goals in his first eight games.[8][9]

Having first been linked with a move to the country in 2013, Cañete moved to Hong Kong in 2019, joining Premier League side Rangers.[10] While in Hong Kong, Cañete would state that he did not feel he was able to play with as much flair as he did in Argentina.[11] Following the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, which brought a premature end to the 2019–20 season, he underwent surgery to his spine following an injury.[12] After a year with Rangers, Cañete dropped down to the second-tier First Division side Metro Gallery.[13]

He returned to Argentina in 2022, re-joining Racing de Olavarría for a season, before joining Sindicato de Trabajadores Municipales de Olavarría.[14][15]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing de Olavarría 2005–06 Torneo Argentino A 10 0 0 0 – 0 0 10 0
Ferro Carril Sud 2011–12 Torneo Argentino B 31 9 1[a] 0 – 0 0 32 9
Belgrano 2012–13 Primera División 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Rangers 2019–20 Premier League 8 1 0 0 5[b] 0 1[c] 0 14 1
Metro Gallery 2020–21 First Division 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8
Career total 60 18 1 0 5 0 1 0 67 18
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Appearances in the Sapling Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the Senior Shield

References

  1. ^ a b c Diego Cañete at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b ""La Experiencia en Belgrano fue la más amarga de mi carrera"" [“The Experience in Belgrano was the most bitter of my career”]. verte.tv (in Spanish). 5 July 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ "AFACañete se incorpora a Quilmes" [AFACañete joins Quilmes]. soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Zbrun al caer, Cañete más cerca" [Zbrun falling, Cañete closer]. lacapitalmdp.com (in Spanish). 10 July 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ Ocampo, Pablo (18 July 2012). "Diego Cañete se incorpora a Belgrano" [Diego Cañete joins Belgrano]. lavoz.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  6. ^ "El único entrenador argentino en Hong Kong pasó por Olavarría y piensa llevarse jugadores de Racing y Ferro" [The only Argentine coach in Hong Kong passed through Olavarría and plans to take players from Racing and Ferro]. infoeme.com (in Spanish). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Actualidad de todos los equipos de la Zona 2 (Buenos Aires SUR)" [News of all the teams in Zone 2 (Buenos Aires SUR)]. interiorfutbolero.com.ar (in Spanish). 28 May 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Once goles de Diego Cañete en otra fecha" [Eleven goals from Diego Cañete on another date]. elpopularhoy.com (in Spanish). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  9. ^ "FutSal: La Estancia FC, con Diego Cañete, gana y sigue al frente" [FutSal: La Estancia FC, with Diego Cañete, wins and continues to lead]. lanzalaboladeportes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Diego Cañete: "Googleé la ciudad, el país y el club pero es una oportunidad única"" [Diego Cañete: “I Googled the city, the country and the club but it is a unique opportunity”]. infoeme.com (in Spanish). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Desde Hong Kong: Diego Cañete" [From Hong Kong: Diego Cañete]. derabona.com.ar (in Spanish). 31 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  12. ^ "港超聯　外援出晒糧　立立：未知仲搞唔搞！" [The Hong Kong Super League’s foreign players are out to show off their talents: I don’t know if Zhong will do it or not!]. hk.on.cc (in Chinese). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Diego Cañete seguirá jugando en el fútbol de Hong Kong" [Diego Cañete will continue playing in Hong Kong football]. verte.tv (in Spanish). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Fútbol: El Chaira tuvo un amistoso de pretemporada" [Soccer: Chaira had a preseason friendly]. olavarrianoticias.com.ar (in Spanish). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Fútbol: Varios triunfos de los olavarrienses por el Interligas" [Football: Several victories for the Olavarrienses in the Interleague]. olavarrianoticias.com.ar (in Spanish). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

External links

  • Diego Cañete at Soccerway
  • Diego Cañete at BDFA (in Spanish)