José Ignacio Castillo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ignacio Álvarez Castillo | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Independiente de Tandil | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 |
Brindisi | 23 | (15) |
| 2002–2003 |
Nardò | 34 | (17) |
| 2003–2004 | Vigor Lamezia | 32 | (24) |
| 2004–2007 |
Gallipoli | 55 | (40) |
| 2006–2007 | → Frosinone (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 |
Pisa | 40 | (21) |
| 2008–2009 |
Lecce | 30 | (7) |
| 2009–2010 | Fiorentina | 6 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 |
Bari | 44 | (5) |
| 2013 |
Trapani | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Ignacio Castillo Álvarezstriker.
Career
Serie D
A prolific
Nardò, where he scored 17 goals. In 2003, he left Nardò for Vigor Lamezia
, where he scored an impressive 24 goals in 32 matches.
Gallipoli & Italian nationality
In 2004, Castillo returned to Apulia to join newly promoted but ambitious Serie D side
Gallipoli, helping them to gain two consecutive promotions thanks to a 40 goals in 55 matches, being now able to play into Serie C2 during the 2005–06 season after having finally obtained an Italian passport at the age of 29.[2]
Serie B
For the
Bari
in his debut match with the nerazzurri. At the end of the season he had scored 21 goals, gaining fifth place in the scorers table.
Serie A
In August 2008 he was signed by newly promoted Serie A club
U.S. Lecce, thus returning to Salento. With the giallorossi side he scored 7 goals in 29 matches, making his Serie A debut against Torino
on 31 August 2008.
On 20 July 2009, he was officially signed by
A.S. Bari
.
Bari & Trapani
On 15 January 2010,
Trapani, who were searching for an emergency striker to strengthen their promotion hopes. Castillo provided only three appearances games with no goals, with Trapani winning the league title nonetheless.[7]
References
- ^ "CASTILLO, IL RAGIONIERE DEL GOL" (in Italian). ENEL.it. Archived from the original on 20 December 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ^ a b "Ora Castillo piace anche al piano di sopra" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ^ ACF Fiorenrina SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2009 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ "Fiorentina spoil Reds' swan song". UEFA.com. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ "Bari: arriva Castillo" (in Italian). AS Bari. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ a b ACF Fiorenrina SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2010 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ ""Nacho" Castillo è del Trapani" (in Italian). TrapaniOk. 2 April 2013.
External links
- Profile at ACF Fiorentina official site
- Statistics at Irish Times
- José Ignacio Castillo at aic.football.it