Guillermo Castro (Spanish footballer)

Guillermo Castro Martín (born 11 November 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Castro spent the vast majority of his ten-year professional career with hometown clubs UD Las Palmas and Universidad de Las Palmas CF. He helped the former promote to Segunda División in 1996, making his debut in the competition on 31 August of that year by playing 45 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against UD Almería;[1] on 2 November, he was sent off in a 2–1 home win over FC Barcelona B.[2]

At the end of 1999–2000, Castro also won promotion with Universidad – a first ever – appearing in 35 games the following season in an immediate relegation.[3] He split the 2001–02 campaign between Elche CF (second level)[4] and AD Ceuta (Segunda División B).

Castro retired in 2004 at the age of 30, after a second spell with both Universidad and Las Palmas and following relegation from the second tier with the latter.[5]

Personal life

Castro was one of five brothers, of which Alejandro and Rubén were also footballers. All three came through at their hometown club, with the latter enjoying his greatest success at Real Betis.[6]

References
  1. Almería y Las Palmas debutan con empate (Almería and Las Palmas start off with draw); Mundo Deportivo, 1 September 1996 (in Spanish)
  2. Merece mejor suerte el Barça (Barça deserve better luck); Mundo Deportivo, 3 November 1996 (in Spanish)
  3. Al 'Alba' le remonta el Universidad (Universidad come from behind against 'Alba'); Mundo Deportivo, 18 June 2001 (in Spanish)
  4. Dispuesto a no repetir errores (Willing to not repeat mistakes); Mundo Deportivo, 23 August 2001 (in Spanish)
  5. El Rayo no necesita de ningún 'milagro' (Rayo do not need any 'miracle'); Mundo Deportivo, 20 June 2004 (in Spanish)
  6. Rubén Castro, otro talento grancanario (Rubén Castro, another talent from Gran Canaria); Mundo Deportivo, 5 October 2001 (in Spanish)
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