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Osvaldo Castro Pelayo (born 14 April 1947) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played league football for clubs in Chile and Mexico, as well as playing international football for Chile.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo Castro Pelayo | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Copiapó, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Unión La Calera | 95 | (71) |
| 1969–1971 | Deportes Concepción | 109 | (65) |
| 1972–1975 | América | 88 | (45) |
| 1975–1978 | Jalisco | 130 | (91) |
| 1978 | Universidad Católica | 5 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | Deportivo Neza | 85 | (45) |
| 1981–1982 | Atlético Potosino | 36 | (24) |
| 1983–1984 | Pumas UNAM | 53 | (9) |
| Total | 601 | (350) | |
| National team | |||
| 1966–1977 | Chile | 28 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1984– | Pumas UNAM (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Castro started his career Chilean club Unión La Calera in 1965, before joining Deportes Concepción.[2] After three seasons he transferred to Mexican side Club América.[3]
Castro joined Club Jalisco for the 1975–76 season, scoring 26 goals in 32 league appearances. In all he scored 91 league goals for the club in his four seasons with them. Following Jalisco's removal from the Primera División, Castro returned to Chile and joined Universidad Católica for about a month.[4][2] Next, he joined Deportivo Neza in 1979–80, before moving on to Atlético Potosino for 1981/82. He played his last Mexican seasons with Pumas de la UNAM, finishing with them in 1983/84.[5]
He played for the Chile national football team on four occasions during the 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.[6]
Following his retirement, he has worked as coach for the Pumas UNAM youth ranks.[2]
Personal life
His nickname was Pata Bendita (Blessed Foot) since he was a young player, due to his strong shoots.[7]
Castro made his home in Mexico City, working as a football coach, also founding the Escuela de Fútbol Colo-Colo (Colo-Colo Football Academy), where footballers such as Pablo Barrera and Luis Pérez began their career.[2] In addition, Castro worked for the American football team Los Angeles Rams, helping players to develop strong shoots.[7]
References
- Osvaldo Castro at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Osvaldo Castro: "Pata bendita"". Apuntes de Rabona (in Spanish). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "Osvaldo Castro". footballzz.com. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- Vera Valdés, Juan (11 June 2020). "Osvaldo "Pata bendita" Castro: "Sólo Deportes Concepción una vez me invitó a un homenaje"". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- Castro's Mexican career stats at mediotiempo
- FIFA Profile
- Navarrete, Luis; Fernández, Denís (15 May 2016). "Osvaldo Castro: El genio de la pata bendita" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
External links
- Osvaldo Castro at PlaymakerStats
- Osvaldo Castro at PartidosdeLaRoja (in Spanish)
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[de] Osvaldo Castro
Osvaldo Castro Pelayos (* 14. April 1947[1] in Copiapó), auch bekannt unter dem Spitznamen Pata Bendita, ist ein ehemaliger chilenischer Fußballspieler auf der Position des Stürmers.- [en] Osvaldo Castro
[es] Osvaldo Castro
Osvaldo Castro Pelayo (Copiapó, Chile, 14 de abril de 1947), más conocido por su apodo, "Pata Bendita", es un exfutbolista profesional chileno, que jugaba de delantero. Castro era conocido por su potente disparo de pierna izquierda y su gran olfato goleador. En el cómputo de los mayores goleadores de la historia que hace la IFFHS en cuanto a torneos de Primera División, Castro anotó en Chile y México un total de 358 goles en 620 partidos oficiales, por lo que es el futbolista chileno más goleador de la historia,[1] ocupando también el 23.er lugar en el mundo, el 9.º en Sudamérica y el sexto de la Liga Mexicana.[fr] Osvaldo Castro
Osvaldo Castro Pelayo, né le 17 octobre 1948 à Copiapó, est un joueur de football international chilien. Il est le meilleur buteur de l'histoire du football chilien avec 351 buts en 592 matchs officiels.[it] Osvaldo Castro
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