Diego Castaño

Diego Castaño
Personal information
Full name Diego Rafael Castaño
Date of birth June 8, 1979 (1979-06-08) (age 32)
Place of birth Bragado, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Tigre
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 9 de Julio (BA)
2003–2004 Rivadavia de Lincoln
2004– Tigre 241 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:42, 25 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Diego Rafael Castaño (born June 8, 1979 in Bragado) is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Tigre.

Career

Castaño started his career in the lower leagues of Argentine football, playing for 9 de Julio de Buenos Aires and then Rivadavia de Lincoln before signing for Tigre in 2004.

Castaño has been part of Tigre's rise through the divisions, his first season with the club saw them win the Apertura and the Clausura to secure promotion to the Argentine 2nd division. In 2007 the club were promoted to the Argentine Primera. The Apertura 2007 was Tigre's first season in the Primera since 1980, and Castaño's first taste of top flight football. Castaño was a key member of the first team, playing in nearly all of Tigre's games. The club finished in 2nd place which was the highest league finish in their history.

Titles

Season Team Title
Apertura 2004 Tigre Primera B Metropolitana
Clausura 2005 Tigre Primera B Metropolitana

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