Gonzalo Castro

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Not to be confused with Gonzalo Castro Irizabal.

Personal information
Gonzalo Castro
Full name	Gonzalo Castro Randon
Date of birth	June 11, 1987 (1987-06-11) (age 20)
Place of birth	Wuppertal, West Germany
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Wingback
Club information
Current club	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	27
Youth clubs
1999 1999-2004	Bayer Wuppertal Bayer Leverkusen
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-2006 2004–	Bayer Leverkusen II Bayer Leverkusen	10 (3) 93 (4)
National team²
2006 2007–	Germany U21 Germany	01 (0) 05 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:12, 17 May 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 25 November 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Gonzalo Castro Randon (born June 11, 1987 in Wuppertal) is a German football player of Spanish descent. He currently plays as a defender for Bayer Leverkusen.

[edit] International career

Castro has been getting attention as a possible player for the German international team in upcoming years. He had the option of representing Spain as well, but chose to represent his country of birth instead.

He also played for German U-21s at 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He made his international debut for the Germany national football team in a friendly against Denmark on 28 March 2007.

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v • d • e Bayer Leverkusen – current squad

1 Adler • 2 Haggui • 5 Friedrich • 6 Rolfes • 7 Barnetta • 8 Freier • 10 Gekas • 11 Kießling • 13 Bulykin • 14 Dum • 15 Sarpei • 16 Schwegler • 17 Greško • 20 Sinkiewicz • 21 Kurdov • 22 Fernandez • 23 Vidal • 25 Schneider • 27 Castro • 28 Ramelow • 29 Callsen-Bracker • 34 Domaschke • 36 Barbarez • Manager: Skibbe