Carlos Castro (footballer, born 1978)

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Carlos Castro (footballer, born 1978)

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Carlos Castro
Personal information

Full name	Carlos Eduardo Castro Mora
Date of birth	(1978-09-10) September 10, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back, Left midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2003	Alajuelense	175	(4)
2003–2004	Rubin Kazan	9	(0)
2004–2006	Alajuelense	70	(0)
2007	Haugesund	26	(0)
2008–2010	Alajuelense	58	(0)
2010	Puntarenas	4	(0)
2011	Brujas	16	(0)
2011	Herediano	2	(0)
2012–2014	Carmelita	68	(0)
International career
2000–2007	Costa Rica	48	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Eduardo Castro Mora (born 10 September 1978) is a retired Costa Rican football player.

Early life

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Castro was raised by his grandparents.^[1]

Club career

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He made his professional debut on 19 October 1997 for Alajuelense against Puntarenas and also scored his first goal against Puntarenas on 15 November 1998,^[2] but was rumoured to be kicked off of the team for apparently drinking problems (which he denies). In 2003, he moved abroad to play for Rubin Kazan in Russia whom he left in May 2004^[3] to return to Alajuelense. He has played as left back or left midfielder and dribbles and crosses well, he also has good passing skills.

In January 2007 he signed on a free deal for Norwegian first division club, FK Haugesund, but left the club in January 2008 due to the family did not want to stay in Norway.^[4] He decided to go back to Costa Rica after a good season in Norway, and signed for his beloved team, Alajuelense.^[5] As soon as he signed, he became a regular in the starting line-up. In June 2010 he left them for Puntarenas^[6] and he later played for Brujas.

In summer 2011 he had a very short stint at Herediano, joining them in June^[7] and leaving them already in August.^[8] In summer 2012, Castro was snapped up by Carmelita^[9] and on 1 May 2014 he announced his retirement.^[10]

International career

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Castro played at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship and 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[11]

He made his senior debut for the Ticos in a June 2000 friendly match against Paraguay and has earned a total of 48 caps, scoring 1 goal.^[12] He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in Costa Rica's all three matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.^[11] He also played at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup^[13] as well as at the 2002^[14] and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups^[15] and the 2001 Copa América.^[16]

His final international was an October 2007 friendly match against Haiti.

International goals

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Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	El Salvador	2–0	2–2	Friendly match

Honours

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Primera División de Costa Rica (5):
- 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
Copa Interclubes UNCAF (2):
- 2002, 2005
CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003

References

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^ Carlos Castro, el talentoso lateral izquierdo de Costa Rica que tuvo éxito gracias a sus abuelos espn.com.mx
^ Castro en datos (2002 Profile) - Nación (in Spanish)
^ Mundialista costarricense Carlos Castro deja el futbol ruso - Nación (in Spanish)
^ [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]} - FK Haugesund
^ Carlos Castro regresa a Alajuelense - Nación (in Spanish)
^ Carlos Castro firmó con Puntarenas - Nación (in Spanish)
^ Herediano ficha a Castro y Salazar - Nación (in Spanish)
^ Carlos Castro queda fuera del Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
^ Daniel Jiménez y Mario Camacho reforzarán a Carmelita en repechaje contra Orión - Nación (in Spanish)
^ Carlos Castro anunció su retiro del fútbol Archived 2014-05-29 at the Wayback Machine - Teletica (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b Carlos Castro – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived July 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
^ Copa América 2001 Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF

External links

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Carlos Castro at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper	Oswaldo Sánchez Odelín Molina
Defenders	Carlos Castro Maicon Ricardo Osorio Mauricio Wright Bobby Convey Jaime Rosales
Midfielders	Walter Centeno Rafael García Giovanni Hernández Diego Fernando Salazar Theodore Whitmore
Forwards	Jesús Arellano Landon Donovan Kaká

Carlos Castro Mora international tournaments

v t e Costa Rica squad – 2001 Copa América
1 Lonnis 2 Drummond 3 Marín 4 González 5 Martínez 6 López 7 Fonseca 8 Solís 9 Wanchope 10 Centeno 11 Gómez 12 Arias 14 Berry 15 Wallace 16 Bryce 17 Medford 18 Morgan 19 Cordero 20 Sunsing 21 Parks 22 Castro 23 González Fonseca Coach: Guimarães

v t e Costa Rica squad – 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up
1 Lonnis 2 Drummond 3 Marín 4 Sánchez 5 Martínez 6 López 7 Fonseca 8 Solís 9 Wanchope 10 Centeno 11 Gómez 12 Rojas 13 Jara 14 Berry 15 Wallace 16 Bryce 17 Medford 18 Mesén 20 Sunsing 21 Parks 22 Castro Coach: Guimarães

v t e Costa Rica squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Lonnis (c) 2 Drummond 3 Marín 4 Wright 5 Martínez 6 López 7 Fonseca 8 Solís 9 Wanchope 10 Centeno 11 Gómez 12 Parks 13 Vallejos 14 Rodríguez 15 Wallace 16 Bryce 17 Medford 18 Mesén 19 Cordero 20 Sunsing 21 Chinchilla 22 Castro 23 Morgan Coach: Guimarães

v t e Costa Rica squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup fourth place
1 Mesén 3 Marín 4 A. Castro 5 Martínez 6 López 7 Fonseca 8 Solís 10 Centeno 12 L. González 13 Vallejos 14 Scott 16 Bennett 17 Bryce 19 Wright 20 Chinchilla 21 Parks 22 C. Castro 23 R. González Coach: Sampson

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