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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Castellano Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Aspe, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Almería B | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Valencia B | 45 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Murcia (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Almería B | 26 | (0) |
| 2010– | Almería | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Spain U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Manuel Castellano Castro, aka Lillo (born 27 March 1989 in Aspe, Alicante, Valencian Community), is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería B as a right defender.
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Lillo began his career with local Valencia CF, playing three seasons with the reserves. In 2006–07 and 2009–10, he totalled 23 appearances with the team being relegated from the third division on both occasions; in between, he spent the 2008–09 season on loan at Real Murcia, playing in less than one third of the games as the club finished 14th in the second level.
On 21 March 2010, Lillo played his first official game with the main squad, playing the first 45 minutes of a 2–0 La Liga home win against UD Almería.[1] In late May, as his contract with the Che was expiring, he signed with Elche CF;[2] however, due to a mistake from his agent, the move was declared void and, two months later, he joined Almería.[3]
Lillo spent the vast majority of his first season with the Andalusians with the B team in division three, playing in only two games with the main squad.
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