Héctor Castro

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Competitor for Uruguay
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Gold	1928 Amsterdam	Team Competition

Héctor Castro (November 29, 1904 – September 15, 1960) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. When he was 13, he accidentally amputated his right forearm while using an electric saw, which gave origin to his nickname, El manco. He was born in Montevideo.

With the Uruguay national football team,Castro's goal won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930. In addition, the team won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympic Games, as well as the Copa América in 1926 and 1935.

Castro began his career in 1923/24 with Nacional, And was the first player to score in a world cup game for Uruguay. At Nacional he won three Uruguayan Championships (1924, 1933, 1934), before retiring in 1936. After retiring as a player, Castro worked as a football coach with Nacional. He won the Uruguayan championship in 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, and again in 1952.

He died in 1960 at the age of 55.

[edit] Honours

Player:

FIFA World Cup: 1930
Olympic Games: 1928
Copa América: 1926, 1935
Uruguayan Championship: 1924, 1933, 1934

Coach:

Uruguayan Championship: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1952 (1939: assistant coach)

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(Spanish) Biography

	Uruguay squad - 1930 FIFA World Cup Champions (1st Title)
GK Ballesteros \| GK Capuccini \| DF Mascheroni \| DF Nassazi \| DF Recoba \| DF Tejera \| MF Andrade \| MF Fernández \| MF Gestido \| MF Melogno \| MF Píriz \| MF Riolfo \| FW Anselmo \| FW Calvo \| FW Castro \| FW Cea \| FW Dorado \| FW Iriarte \| FW Petrone \| FW Saldombide \| FW Scarone \| FW Urdinarán \| Coach: Suppici