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Mario Castillo

Mario Castillo
Personal information
Full name Mario Alfonso Castillo Díaz
Date of birth (1951-10-31) 31 October 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1966–1967 El Salvador
1970–1972 Dragón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1977 Águila
1978–1983 Santiagueño
1984–1985 Alianza
1986–1987 Águila
International career
1979–1982 El Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Alfonso Castillo Díaz (born 30 October 1951 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a retired football player.[1]

Club career

Nicknamed Macora, he started his career at local side Dragón when 18 years of age and later played for Águila, with whom he won 3 league titles. In 1978, he joined the star-studded team of Santiagueño, winning another league title with them, and moved to Alianza in 1984 before returning to Águila to end his career with them.

Retirement

Since his retirement from football in 1987, he has been working as a sales manager of a car-service company in his hometown.[2]

International career

Castillo has represented El Salvador in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches,[3] but most notably played for his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

Honours

1972, 1976, 1977, 1980

References

  • Bio - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)