Alexander Castro

Alexánder Castro Trejos (born February 14, 1979) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer.

Alexánder Castro
Personal information
Full name Alexánder Castro Trejos
Date of birth (1979-02-14) February 14, 1979
Place of birth Golfito, Costa Rica
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Alajuelense 96 (3)
2005–2007 Cartaginés 52 (1)
2007–2009 Herediano 13 (2)
2009–2010 Ramonense 18 (1)
2010–2011 Herediano 7 (0)
National team‡
2001–2005 Costa Rica 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 2009
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Trejos.

Club career

Castro made his league debut for Alajuelense on 7 February 1999 against Municipal Goicoechea, also immediately scoring a goal in the match,[1] and played for Herediano, whom he joined for a second spell in August 2010,[2] Cartaginés and Ramonense[3] in the Primera División de Costa Rica.

In December 2011, Castro began legal proceedings against Herediano, claiming the club owed him money after they did not honor his contract until 2013.[4]

International career

Castro played for Costa Rica at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.[5]

Castro made 23 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, including two qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[5] He made his debut in a UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 match against Belize on June 23, 2001.[6] He made two appearances for Costa Rica at the Copa América 2004[7] and five appearances at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

His final international was a February 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador.

References
  1. Alexánder vive su momento - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. Alexander Castro se viste de rojiamarillo - Al Día (in Spanish)
  3. ADR cambia su estilo para la nueva temporada - Ramonense
  4. Alexander Castro pide el embargo del Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Alexander Castro – FIFA competition record
  6. "Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  7. "Copa América 2004". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  8. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.


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