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| José Antonio Castro |
 |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
José Antonio Castro González |
| Date of birth |
August 11, 1980 (1980-08-11) (age 27) |
| Place of birth |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Height |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Playing position |
Right Wing Back
Right Winger |
| Club information |
| Current club |
América |
| Number |
3 |
| Senior clubs1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
| 2000- |
Club América |
232 (3) |
| National team2 |
| 2003- |
Mexico |
22 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of October 31, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of October 23, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)
|
José Antonio Castro González (born August 11, 1980 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player who currently plays as a defender for Club América.
[edit] Club Career
Known for his speed and solid defensive work, Castro is a good marker and counter-attacker who was trained in the Club América youth system. He made his debut in the Mexican Championship against Leon in the 2000-2001 season. After receiving little playing time in his first two seasons with the senior team, Castro became a vital player in the Verano 2002 season, displaying fine form which helped Club América win the Mexican league championships in 2002 and the Clausura title in 2005. Since then, the talented Wingback has been a key player and is one of the two players (the other being Guillermo Ochoa) to start almost every game. The almost being when he has international duties and such. He is a regular starter for the team. For the Clausura 2008, El Gringo will have the responsibility of being the vice-captain of Las Águilas since Duilio Davino left the club amd Germán Villa was given the job of being the team's captain.
[edit] International Career
El Gringo made his international debut for the Mexican national football team in Los Angeles in a friendly match against Argentina on February 4, 2003. His first good performance came on March 1, 2006 against Ghana, an assured display that helped him earn a spot for the 2006 World Cup. However, Ricardo Lavolpe played him as a Right Winger as usual, but as a midfielder instead of defender. He played his first World Cup match against Portugal in Germany, a game which the Mexicans lost 2-1. Despite the team losing the match, Castro helped his country reach the Round of 16 where they played against Argentina. He displayed stupendous form and terrorised the Argentine defence with explosive counter strikes from the back of the field despite losing the match in extra time. Since then, he has been called up to play friendly matches. and has even been called up to play the Gold Cup and Copa América for Mexico.
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