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Guillermo Castro (footballer)

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Playing position
  
defender

Role
  
Footballer

Name
  
Guillermo Castro


1960–1970
  
Atletico Marte

Years
  
Team

Position
  
Defender

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Full name
  
Guillermo Antonio Castro Orellana

Date of birth
  
(1940-06-25) 25 June 1940 (age 75)

Place of birth
  
San Salvador, El Salvador

Guillermo Antonio Castro Orellana (born 25 June 1940 in San Salvador) is a retired footballer from El Salvador.

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Club career

Nicknamed el Loro (the Parrot), he has most notably played for local side Atlético Marte, with whom he made his debut in 1960. He has also had spells at UES and Juventud Independiente.

International career

Castro represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics, in five FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Retirement

He has been involved with El Salvador's coaches association for 30 years and has also managed league sides Independiente de San Vicente, Chalatenango and Atlético Marte.

References

Guillermo Castro (footballer) Wikipedia