José Canales (footballer)

José Francisco Canales García (born 4 May 1987) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

José Canales

Personal information
Full name	José Francisco Canales García
Date of birth	(1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Academicos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2012	Atlas	26	(0)
2012	UdeG	8	(0)
2013–2019	BUAP	107	(0)
2019–2020	Oaxaca	17	(0)
2020	Tiburón	0	(0)
Managerial career
2021–2022	Atlas Reserves and Academy
2022	Oaxaca (Assistant)
2023	Tapatío (Assistant)
2023	Mexico U23 (Goalkeeping coach)
2024	Aucas (Assistant)
2025	Guadalajara (Assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2020

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Canales and the second or maternal family name is García.

Club career

After several seasons as a back-up goalkeeper, Canales earned the starting role following a serious injury to Pedro Hernández during the Clausura 2009.^[1]

On 18 July 2020, Canales joined Atlético Ensenada from the Liga de Balompié Mexicano.^[2]