Pepe Castaño

José "Pepe" Castaño Muñoz (born 14 February 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Greek club Asteras Tripolis FC.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castaño and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.
Pepe Castaño
Personal information
Full name José Castaño Muñoz
Date of birth (1998-12-10) 10 December 1998
Place of birth Arcos de la Frontera, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Asteras Tripolis
Number 19
Youth career
Xerez
Cádiz
2015–2017 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Cádiz B 16 (0)
2015 Cádiz 1 (0)
2016–2018 Villarreal C 44 (3)
2018–2020 Villarreal B 32 (1)
2019–2020 Villarreal 0 (0)
2020– Asteras Tripolis 0 (0)
National team
2015 Spain U17 1 (0)
2016 Spain U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U19 2 (0)
2016 Spain U20 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020

Club career

Born in Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Castaño represented Xerez CD and Cádiz CF as a youth.[1] On 17 May 2015, after already making his senior debut for the latter's reserves, he made his first team debut by starting in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against Arroyo CP; at the age of 16 years, 5 months and 7 days, he became the youngest player ever to debut for the club.[2]

On 22 July 2015, Castaño moved to Villarreal CF and returned to youth football.[3] He was promoted to the C-team the following year, and reached the B-side in 2018.[4]

Castaño made his professional debut on 17 January 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 loss at RCD Espanyol, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] On 25 August of the following year, he moved abroad after agreeing to a deal with Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis FC.[6]

References
  1. "Pepe Castaño, amarillo oro" [Pepe Castaño, golden yellow] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. "Pepe Castaño, el canterano más joven en debutar" [Pepe Castaño, the youngest youth graduate to debut] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. "El Cádiz y el Villarreal acuerdan el traspaso de Pepe Castaño" [Cádiz and Villarreal agree the transfer of Pepe Castaño] (in Spanish). O Cádiz Digital. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. "El arcense Pepe Castaño inicia la pretemporada con el Villarreal B" [Arcense Pepe Castaño starts the pre-season with Villarreal B] (in Spanish). La Cantera Cádiz. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. "Con Borja Iglesias a cuartos" [With Borja Iglesias to the quarterfinals] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. "Pepe Castaño, transferred to Asteras Tripolis". Villarreal CF. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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