| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Castro Irizábal | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Trinidad, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mallorca | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2007 | Nacional | 81 | (21) |
| 2007– | Mallorca | 106 | (19) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Uruguay | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gonzalo "Chori" Castro Irizábal (born 14 September 1984 in Trinidad, Flores Department) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca in Spain, as a winger.
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A product of Club Nacional de Football's youth ranks, Castro made his professional debut on 13 July 2002, in a 3–1 win over Central Español. He went on to become an important first-team member, helping Nacional to two national leagues, while finishing in the scorer charts' top three in 2005–06.
On 7 August 2007, Castro penned a five-year link with La Liga side RCD Mallorca.[1] Rarely used during his first season, the same occurred in 2008–09. However, during a week in March 2009, he managed to score in a 1–0 home success against FC Barcelona, in the Spanish Cup, adding a brace in a 3–3 home draw with Real Betis, coming from the bench as the Balearic Islands club trailed 0–2 (and eventually 0–3).
In 2009–10, Castro finally beat competition from veteran Fernando Varela, starting most of the campaign, and scoring six times in 35 matches, as Mallorca finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Europa League (fourth until the last minute of the last matchday).
On 23 October 2010, Castro scored twice at Valencia CF in a 2–1 win, opening the score with a 7th-minute penalty kick.[2]
Castro made his debut for Uruguay on 17 August 2005, playing the first half of a friendly match against Spain, in Gijón.
His smaller sister Juliana Castro is also a professional footballer, who actually plays for Missouri Valley as a striker.
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