José Antonio Castro
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| Full name | José Antonio Castro González[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Atenas (Manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Halcones de Querétaro | 47 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2011 | América | 224 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Tigres UANL (loan) | 47 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Necaxa | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Tecos | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | San Luis | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Atlante | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Atlético San Luis | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 368 | (8) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2010 | Mexico | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 |
Cruz Azul Reserves and Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Querétaro (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | UAT (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Mexico U15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Atenas | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
José Antonio Castro González[a] (born 11 August 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager of the Mexico national under-15 team. He gained notoriety for his performances with Club América and at the 2006 FIFA World Cup for Mexico. He is often referred to by his nickname "El Gringo", given to him in his childhood because his parents are both Spanish, and his blue eyes.
Club career
Known for his speed and solid defensive work rate, Castro was a good marker and counter-attacker who was trained in the Club América youth system. He made his debut in the
wingback was a key player and is one of the two players (the other being Guillermo Ochoa
) to have started every game of the 2004–2005 season.
For the Clausura 2008, El Gringo had the responsibility of being the vice-captain of Las Águilas since Duilio Davino left the club and Germán Villa was given the job of being the team's captain. After a poor season with Club América, El Gringo was put on the transfer list. On December 5, 2008, Castro was loaned to Tigres UANL
for an undisclosed fee.
International career
Castro made his international debut for the
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
.
Honours
América
- Mexican Primera División: Verano 2002, Clausura 2005
- Campeón de Campeones: 2005
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2006
- CONCACAF Giants Cup: 2001
Tigres UANL
Mexico
Individual
- Mexican Primera División Best Defensive Wing Back: Apertura 2005
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 18 March 2010[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | July 26, 2009 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States |  United States |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Notes
- Spanish name, the first or paternal surnameis Castro and the second or maternal family name is González.
References
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ José Antonio Castro at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- José Antonio Castro at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- José Antonio Castro – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- José Antonio Castro at Soccerway
- José Antonio Castro at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Antonio 'Gringo' Castro toma como una revancha jugar con Estudiantes at MedioTiempo.com.mx at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-04-22) (in Spanish)
- José Antonio Castro at Esmas.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-01-12) (in Spanish)
- José Antonio Castro at FootballDatabase.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-05-26)
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