Segundo Castillo (footballer, born 1982)

Segundo Castillo
	Castillo with Ecuador in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno
Date of birth	15 May 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	San Lorenzo, Ecuador
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Barcelona SC (sporting director)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2003	Espoli
2003–2006	El Nacional
2006–2010	Red Star Belgrade
2008–2009	→ Everton (loan)
2009–2010	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
2010–2011	Deportivo Quito
2011–2012	Pachuca
2012–2013	Puebla
2013–2014	Al-Hilal
2015	Dorados
2016–2018	Barcelona SC
2019–2020	Guayaquil City
Total
International career
2003–2016	Ecuador
Managerial career
2022	Barcelona SC (interim)
2023	Barcelona SC (interim)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno (born 15 May 1982) is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current sporting director of Barcelona SC.

Between 2003 and 2016, Castillo made 87 appearances for the Ecuador national team scoring 9 goals. Castillo has also played abroad for football clubs in Serbia, England, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.

Club career

Born in

Club Deportivo El Nacional, with whom he won successive league titles in 2005 and 2006. He again scored 11 goals in 112 matches for the club.^[2]

In August 2006 he moved abroad, signing a two-year deal with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.^[3] He scored 8 goals during his first season at his new club and was a key player when the team won the double in 2007. ^{[citation needed]} In total he scored 18 goals in 72 games, an average of a goal every four games.

In August 2008 Castillo joined English Premier League club Everton on a year-long loan deal to become Everton's second signing of the summer transfer window.^[4] He made his league debut on 14 September 2008 against Stoke City. He scored his only goal for the Toffees on his home debut against Standard Liège on 18 September 2008 in a UEFA Cup tie with a powerful volley from 25 yards out.^[5]

Castillo was not offered a permanent contract by Everton at the conclusion of his loan spell; it was reported that Red Star were asking for around £5 million to make the deal permanent.^[6]

Castillo returned to the Premier League once again when he joined newly promoted

Deportivo Quito.^[8]

In June 2013 he signed a two-year contract to Saudi giants

Al-Hilal. On 16 September 2014, Al-Hilal came to terms that Castillo would no longer fit into their plans.^[9]^[10]

On 4 December 2014, it was announced by Dorados de Sinaloa that Castillo would be joining their roster for the next season of the Ascenso MX.^[11]^[12]

On 28 December 2015, it was confirmed that Castillo would again return to Ecuador to play for

Barcelona Sporting Club.^[13]

International career

Castillo broke into the Ecuador national team in 2005, making his international debut on 17 August as a substitute against Venezuela. He became a regular player after this and was included in their squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played every minute of their World Cup campaign, where Ecuador reached the second round for the first time in their history. He has gained a starting role since the 2006 campaign, mainly as a defensive midfielder and has captained the team in a few occasions.

He scored his first qualifying goal from a second half stoppage time header on 12 October 2012, the third goal in a 3–1 home win against Chile. Castillo was essential to Ecuador's qualifying campaign, netting equalizers that would become crucial points towards qualifying to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, against Venezuela and Argentina.

Castillo was left out of the 2014 World Cup during a friendly match with Mexico due to a horrific collision with Luis Montes.^[14]

International goals

Score and result lists Ecuador's goals first

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 May 2006	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA	Colombia	1–0	1–1	International friendly
2.	26 March 2008	Estadio La Cocha, Latacunga, Ecuador	Haiti	1–1	3–1	International friendly
3.	20 April 2011	Estadio Jose Maria Minella, Mar del Plata , Argentina	Argentina	2–2	2–2	International friendly
4.	2 September 2011	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Jamaica	5–1	5–2	International friendly
5.	6 September 2011	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Costa Rica	3–0	4–0	International friendly
6.	12 October 2012	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Chile	3–1	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	16 October 2012	Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela	Venezuela	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	11 June 2013	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Argentina	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	5 March 2014	The Den, London, England	Australia	2–3	4–3	International friendly