Career
Two years later, he joined Montevideo-based side Defensor Sporting Club. He also played for Rampla Juniors before moving to Costa Rica to play for Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado. In August 1990, Cantero joined Segunda División side UE Lleida, where the 23-year-old would lead the club with 17 league goals.
After one season, Real Murcia bouth and sing Cantero, as a mid-season replacement for Bulgarian striker Zvetozar Dermendjiev in January 1992.
Cantero scored 41 goals for Murcia, including 25 goals during the 1992-1993 Segunda División B season. Cantero next embarked on a journeyman"s career, playing for Sport Boys in Peru, Correcaminos UAT in Mexico, as well as clubs in El Salvador, Honduras and United Arab Emirates.
He finished his career in the Segunda División B with Lorca Deportiva. After he retired from playing football, Cantero became a player"s agent and also acts as a consultant for Mexican club CF Pachuca.
Cantero"s son, Adrian, is also a football player who plays for CF Pachuca"s youth teams.