Jito (footballer)

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| name = Jito

| image =

| fullname = Juan José Silvestre Cantó

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|3|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.85}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Meridiana Torre Baró

| youthyears2 = 1990–1998 | youthclubs2 = Barcelona

| years1 = 1997–1999 | clubs1 = Barcelona C | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 10

| years2 = 1999–2000 | clubs2 = Oviedo B | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2000–2001 | clubs3 = Palamós | caps3 = 50 | goals3 = 30

| years4 = 2001 | clubs4 = Almería | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2001–2002 | clubs5 = Lorca Deportiva | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 19

| years6 = 2002–2003 | clubs6 = Cartagonova | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2003–2004 | clubs7 = Gavà | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 14

| years8 = 2004–2005 | clubs8 = Figueres | caps8 = 50 | goals8 = 15

| years9 = 2005–2006 | clubs9 = Sant Andreu | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2006 | clubs10 = Orihuela | caps10 = 17 | goals10 = 6

| years11 = 2006–2007 | clubs11 = Portuense | caps11 = 31 | goals11 = 12

| years12 = 2007–2009 | clubs12 = Girona | caps12 = 52 | goals12 = 14

| years13 = 2009–2010 | clubs13 = Cultural Leonesa | caps13 = 33 | goals13 = 23

| years14 = 2010–2012 | clubs14 = Alavés | caps14 = 60 | goals14 = 22

| years15 = 2012–2013 | clubs15 = Eibar | caps15 = 19 | goals15 = 5

| years16 = 2013–2016 | clubs16 = Sestao | caps16 = 96 | goals16 = 49

| totalcaps = 523 | totalgoals = 225

| club-update =

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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,{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2013/10/24/segunda-b/273001.html|title=Entrevista a Jito Silvestre: el 'diez' llega a cien|trans-title=Interview to Jito Silvestre: the 'ten' makes it to one hundred|publisher=Vavel|first=José Manuel|last=Pérez|language=Spanish|date=24 October 2013|accessdate=31 July 2018}} his professional input consisted of 22 Segunda División matches and three goals for Girona FC in 2008–09.{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-catalan/girona-acaba-imbatibilidad-hercules-5832840|title=El Girona acaba con la imbatibilidad del Hércules|trans-title=Girona end Hércules' unbeaten streak|newspaper=Sport|language=Spanish|date=17 November 2008|accessdate=16 June 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/deportes/solitario-Girona-Sevilla-Atletico-posicion_0_209379092.html|title=1–0: Un solitario gol del Girona deja al Sevilla Atlético en la última posición de la tabla|trans-title=1–0: Girona lone goal leaves Sevilla Atlético last in table|newspaper=Diario de Sevilla|language=Spanish|date=29 November 2008|accessdate=16 June 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2009/02/14/mas_futbol/1234566045_850215.html|title=El Girona salva un punto ante el Albacete|trans-title=Girona rescue one point against Albacete|newspaper=Diario AS|language=Spanish|date=14 February 2009|accessdate=16 June 2022}}

In August 2016, after three years in the third tier with Sestao River Club, Jito retired at the age of 36.{{cite web|url=https://eldesmarque.com/bizkaia/kirolak/53633-las-llanas-no-volvera-a-celebrar-los-goles-de-jito|title=Las Llanas no volverá a celebrar los goles de Jito|trans-title=Las Llanas will not celebrate Jito's goals again|publisher=El Desmarque|language=Spanish|date=8 June 2016|accessdate=16 June 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sestaoriver.com/2016/08/22/jito-cuelga-las-botas/|title=Jito cuelga las botas|trans-title=Jito hangs up boots|publisher=Sestao River|language=Spanish|date=22 August 2016|accessdate=24 September 2017}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}