Career
Canjels started playing football at Breda side VV Baronie. He made his debut for NAC in the 1956/1957 season and played seven years for the club before retiring. Canjels was nicknamed Het Kanon (the Gun) because of his powerful shooting.
After retiring as a player, Canjels became a coach and managed NAC Breda, as well as Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge among others in Belgium.
He retired from coaching in 1990. He died on May 26, 2010 after a long illness.