Zé Castro

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Personal information
Zé Castro
Full name	José Eduardo Rosa Vale e Castro
Date of birth	January 13, 1983 (age 24)
Place of birth	Coimbra, Portugal
Height	1.83 m
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Atlético Madrid
Number	14
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–2006 2006–	Académica Coimbra O.A.F. Atlético Madrid	- (-) 17 (2)
National team²
? -2006	Portugal U-21
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Zé Castro, fullname José Eduardo Rosa Vale e Castro (born 13 January 1983 in Coimbra), is a Portuguese football central defender who currently plays for Atlético Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. Castro played for the main team of his hometown's Académica de Coimbra O.A.F. in the Portuguese SuperLiga between 2003 and 2006. He had been previously a youth system player of Académica de Coimbra since childhood.

1 Club career
- 1.1 Académica de Coimbra
- 1.2 Atlético Madrid
2 International career

[edit] Club career

[edit] Académica de Coimbra

At Coimbra Zé Castro impressed as he was captain of the Squad despite his young age. After the 2006 season was over, Zé Castro had offers from Celtic FC, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bayern Munich.

[edit] Atlético Madrid

In off-season 2006 he signed for Atlético Madrid from Madrid, Spain.

[edit] International career

Since an early age, Castro was a regular player of the Portuguese national youth teams.

Atlético Madrid - Current Squad
1 Cuéllar \| 2 Seitaridis \| 3 Antonio López \| 4 Pernía \| 5 Luccin \| 6 Costinha \| 7 Galletti \| 8 Gabi \| 9 Torres \| 10 Agüero \| 11 Maxi \| 12 Fabiano Eller \| 13 Falcón \| 14 Zé Castro \| 15 Jurado \| 17 Petrov \| 18 Valera \| 19 Miguel \| 20 Maniche \| 21 Perea \| 22 Pablo \| 23 Mista \| 25 Franco \| 28 Marqués \| 29 Azcárate \| 45 Víctor Bravo \| 46 Pollo \| Coach Aguirre