Diego Castro

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Diego Castro
Personal information
Full name	Diego Castro Giménez
Date of birth	(1982-07-02) 2 July 1982
Place of birth	Pontevedra, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Getafe
Number	17
Youth career
	AJ Lérez
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2003	Pontevedra	63	(14)
2003–2006	Málaga B	90	(2)
2005	Málaga	2	(0)
2006–2011	Sporting Gijón	170	(39)
2011–	Getafe	78	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Giménez.

Diego Castro Giménez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈkastɾo]; born 2 July 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Getafe CF as a left winger.

Football career

Castro was born in Pontevedra, Galicia. After starting out professionally with local Pontevedra CF (third division) he moved to Málaga CF, but spent almost three seasons mainly registered with the Andalusians' B-club; in December 2005 he appeared in two consecutive home losses for the main side, against CA Osasuna (1–2) and Real Madrid (0–2).

After both Málaga teams dropped down a level in 2006, Castro moved to Sporting de Gijón in the second level, being an essential first-team element from the start (20 league goals in his first three seasons combined – with the Asturias side achieving La Liga promotion in his third – six of them in the 2008–09 campaign, as the club narrowly avoided relegation).

In the following season Castro was arguably Sporting's most important player, as he topped its scoring charts at ten, four of those coming through penalties. Sporting again managed to stay in the top division.

Castro again led Sporting de Gijón in goals scored in 2010–11, netting one goal less. On 13 March 2011, after Nacho Novo gained a penalty kick in the last-minute of an away fixture against Villarreal CF, he converted it in Panenka-style for a final 1–1 draw – the visiting team was then reduced to only nine players.^[1]

Shortly after the season ended, Castro confirmed his departure from Sporting as a free agent,^[2] signing shortly after for Getafe CF.^[3]

Personal

Castro's father, Fernando Castro Santos, also had a career intimately connected with football. He coached several teams in the first and second divisions from 1992 (notably SD Compostela), also working in Portugal.^[4]

References

↑ Nine men snatch point; ESPN Soccernet, 13 March 2011
↑ Diego Castro confirma su marcha al Getafe y se despide del Sporting (Diego Castro confirms Getafe signing and bids farewell to Sporting); La Nueva España, 23 May 2011 (Spanish)
↑ Getafe complete Castro signing; FIFA.com, 10 June 2011
↑ Diego Castro y Fernando Castro Santos, duelo entre padre e hijo en Segunda (Diego Castro and Fernando Castro Santos, father-son duel in Segunda); Hoy Sport, 23 January 2008 (Spanish)

External links

v t e Getafe CF – current squad

1 Moyà 2 Alexis 3 Lago 4 L. López 5 Lacen 7 Lafita 8 Sarabia 9 Marica 10 Gavilán (c) 11 Colunga 12 Arroyo 13 Codina 14 León 15 Rafa 17 D. Castro 18 Escudero 19 Sammir 20 Valera 21 Míchel 22 J. Rodríguez 23 Borja 24 Mosquera Manager: Luis García

Persondata
Name	Castro, Diego
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	2 July 1982
Place of birth	Pontevedra, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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