Full name David Canas Fernandez Name David Canas Years Team | Playing position Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
Date of birth (1978-08-26) 26 August 1978 (age 37) Place of birth |
Aceptando al Inaceptable | Pastor David Cañas
Trabajando las Promesas | David Cañas
David Cañas Fernández (born 26 August 1978) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender but also as a defensive midfielder.
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- Aceptando al Inaceptable Pastor David Caas
- Trabajando las Promesas David Caas
- Football career
- References
Football career

Cañas was born in Castilleja de la Cuesta, Province of Seville. He played 13 games for hometown club Sevilla FC during the 1998–99 season, with the Andalusians in Segunda División.
During his career, Cañas also represented Getafe CF, AD Ceuta (two spells, both in Segunda División B), Polideportivo Ejido, UD Salamanca, Albacete Balompié and Girona FC, appearing in 276 games in the second level of Spanish football over the course of 11 seasons and scoring 12 goals. In early 2011 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, being sidelined for 50 days for treatment but eventually returning to finish the campaign with Ceuta, following which he retired at the age of nearly 33.