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Edwin Geovanny Castro is a retired Honduran football striker, who played most of his career for Motagua scoring 40 goals.

Geovanny Castro

Personal information
Full name	Edwin Geovanny Castro
Date of birth	1969
Place of birth	Honduras
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Estudiantes Juvenil
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1988	Motagua	municipal limeño (El Salvador)	(0)
1989–1990	Súper Estrella (loan)		(5)
1990–1997	Motagua		(40)
1997–1998	Marathón		(5)
1998–1999	Vida		(5)
1999–2000	Federal		(1)
2000	Broncos		(4)
National team
	Honduras U-23
1991	Honduras	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2001

Club career

Nicknamed El Venado (The Deer) because of his pace, the long-haired Castro also played for Súper Estrella, Marathón, Vida, Federal and Broncos for he scored 60 goals in total.[1] He was the national league top goalscorer in 1995–96[2]

International career

Castro played against Panama at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup.[3]

Retirement

Castro was assistant to coach Hernaín Arzú at lower league club Venado-Barcelona. In 2010, he worked as a groundsman at the national stadium.[4]

Personal life

He is married and has 6 children: Nicole, Charito, Melanie, Génesis, Kevin and Nahamán.

Honours

Motagua

• Honduran National League: 1

1992

• Top goalscorers in Liga Nacional de Honduras: 1

1996

References

External links

• La Tribuna - “Venado” Castro - La Tribuna (in Spanish)

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