Place of birth Ica, Peru Name Agustin Castillo 1973–1974 Alianza Lima | Years Team Playing position | |
Full name Alberto Agustin Castillo Gallardo Date of birth (1963-05-05) May 5, 1963 (age 52) | ||
Alberto Agustín Castillo Gallardo (born May 5, 1963) is a retired Peruvian footballer and manager.
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Biography
He started his career with Alianza Lima in 1973. He was part of the squad that won the 1975 tournament. He played in the Peruvian Segunda División until 1978, when he moved to Club Atlético Chalaco but he returned to the Peruvian Segunda División. In 1989, he traveled to Ecuador to play with Deportivo Cuenca.
In 1990, Castillo joined Atlético Marte in El Salvador, he then moved to Costa Rica to play with Herediano. In 1994, he returned to El Salvador to play with Águila. In 1996, he moved to play with FAS where he retired.
As a coach
In 1997, he began coaching career with Deportivo Municipal in his native country of Peru. Most of his success was when he became the manager of FAS of El Salvador where he won 5 championship titles.
In 2008, he coached Águila but then he left the squad being his personal decision. Afterwards he coached Luis Ángel Firpo taking to them to two consecutive semi-finals, but failing to reach the grand final.
He then accepted to coach Suchitepéquez of Guatemala and helped the small club reach the semi-finals.
He returned as the head coach of FAS in 2011, and lead them to the grand final which they lost to Alianza, the end of the season he returned to Peru to coach Sport Boys.
On December 17, 2012, he was announced as the new manager to El Salvador. On December 20, 2013, he was sacked as manager of El Salvador.