Gonzalo Castro Irizábal

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Not to be confused with Gonzalo Castro Randón, a German footballer.

Chori Castro
Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Castro Irizábal
Date of birth	(1984-09-14) 14 September 1984
Place of birth	Trinidad, Uruguay
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Real Sociedad
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2007	Nacional	81	(21)
2007–2012	Mallorca	131	(23)
2012–	Real Sociedad	39	(7)
National team^‡
2005–	Uruguay	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2013

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

Gonzalo "Chori" Castro Irizábal (born 14 September 1984 in Trinidad, Flores Department) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad in Spain, as a winger.

Club career

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 the 2005–06 season.

On 7 August 2007, Castro penned a five-year link with La Liga side RCD Mallorca.^[1] Rarely used during his first year, the same occurred in the 2008–09 campaign; however, during a week in March 2009, he managed to score in a 1–1 home draw against FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey,^[2] adding a brace in a league 3–3 home draw with Real Betis after coming from the bench as the Balearic Islands club trailed 0–2 (and eventually 0–3).^[3]

In 2009–10 Castro finally beat competition from veteran Fernando Varela, starting most of the campaign and scoring six goals 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 he netted twice at Valencia CF in a 2–1 win, opening the score with a 7th-minute penalty kick.^[4] He scored five goals in 33 games during the season to help his team barely avoid relegation.

International career

Castro made his debut for Uruguay on 17 August 2005, playing the first half of a friendly match against Spain in Gijón.

Honours

Nacional

Uruguayan League: 2002, 2005, 2005–06

Personal life

Castro's younger sister, Juliana, is also a footballer. A striker, she played for several clubs in her career, including the Missouri Valley College in the United States, and also represented the Uruguayan national team.

References

↑ Castro coming to Mallorca; UEFA.com, 7 August 2007
↑ Messi decide el destino (Messi seals fate); Marca, 4 March 2009 (Spanish)
↑ Mallorca 3–3 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 8 March 2009
↑ Valencia 1–2 Mallorca; ESPN Soccernet, 23 October 2010

External links

Mallorca official profile
BDFutbol profile
Gonzalo Castro at National-Football-Teams.com
Transfermarkt profile

v t e Real Sociedad – current squad

1 Bravo 2 C. Martínez 3 González 4 Elustondo 5 Bergara 6 Iñigo 7 Griezmann 8 Seferović 9 Agirretxe 10 X. Prieto (c) 11 Vela 13 Zubikarai 14 Pardo 15 Ansotegi 16 Canales 17 Zurutuza 18 Castro 20 José Ángel 21 Ifrán 22 Estrada 23 Ros 24 De la Bella 25 Granero Manager: Arrasate

Persondata
Name	Castro Irizábal, Gonzalo
Alternative names	Castro, Gonzalo
Short description	Uruguayan footballer
Date of birth	14 September 1984
Place of birth	Trinidad, Uruguay
Date of death
Place of death

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