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José Antonio Castro González (born 11 August 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He gained notoriety for his performances with Club América and at the 2006 FIFA World Cup for Mexico. He is often referred to by his nickname "El Gringo", given to him in his childhood because his parents are both Spanish, and his blue eyes.

José Antonio Castro

Castro playing for San Luis
Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Castro González[1]
Date of birth	(1980-08-11) 11 August 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Halcones de Querétaro	47	(3)
2001–2011	América	224	(3)
2009–2010	→ Tigres UANL (loan)	47	(2)
2011–2012	Necaxa	23	(0)
2012	Tecos	11	(0)
2012	San Luis	12	(0)
2013	Atlante	4	(0)
2014	Atlético San Luis	0	(0)
Total		368	(8)
National team
2003–2010	Mexico	35	(1)
Teams managed
2018–2020	Cruz Azul Reserves and Academy
2020–2021	Querétaro (Assistant)
2022	UAT (Assistant)
Honours Representing  Mexico Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 Copa América 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Known for his speed and solid defensive work rate, Castro was a good marker and counter-attacker who was trained in the Club América youth system. He made his debut in the Mexican Championship against Leon in the 2000–2001 season. After receiving little playing time in his first two seasons with the senior team, Castro became a vital player for the club in the Verano 2002 season, displaying fine form which helped Club América win the Mexican league championships in 2002 and the Clausura title in 2005. The talented wingback was a key player and is one of the two players (the other being Guillermo Ochoa) to have started every game of the 2004-2005 season. For the Clausura 2008, El Gringo had the responsibility of being the vice-captain of Las Águilas since Duilio Davino left the club and Germán Villa was given the job of being the team's captain. After a poor season with Club América, El Gringo was put on the transfer list. On December 5, 2008, Castro was loaned to Tigres UANL for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Castro made his international debut for the Mexico national team in Los Angeles in a friendly match against Argentina on February 4, 2003. Ricardo La Volpe played him as a right winger as usual, but as a midfielder instead of defender. He played his first World Cup match against Portugal in Germany, a game which the Mexicans lost 2-1. Despite the team losing the match, Castro helped his country reach the Round of 16 where they played against Argentina. Since then, he has been called up to play friendly matches. He was even called up to play the 2007 editions of the Gold Cup and Copa América for Mexico. Recently, he was called up by Mexico coach Javier Aguirre for the 2009 Gold Cup. He scored his only international goal against the United States in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final.

Honours

América

• Mexican Primera División: Verano 2002, Clausura 2005
• Campeón de Campeones: 2005
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2006
• CONCACAF Giants Cup: 2001

Tigres UANL

• North American SuperLiga: 2009

Mexico

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2009

Individual

• Mexican Primera División Best Defensive Wing Back: Apertura 2005

Career statistics

International

As of match played 18 March 2010[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mexico	2003	5	0
	2005	1	0
	2006	8	0
	2007	8	0
	2008	1	0
	2009	11	1
	2010	1	0
Total		35	1

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	July 26, 2009	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States	United States	4–0	5–0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

External links

• José Antonio Castro at Liga MX (in Spanish)
• José Antonio Castro – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
• José Antonio Castro at Soccerway
• José Antonio Castro at National-Football-Teams.com
• José Antonio 'Gringo' Castro toma como una revancha jugar con Estudiantes at MedioTiempo.com.mx at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-04-22) (in Spanish)
• José Antonio Castro at Esmas.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-01-12) (in Spanish)
• José Antonio Castro at FootballDatabase.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-05-26)

На других языках

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[de] José Antonio Castro González

José Antonio Castro González (* 11. August 1980 in Mexiko-Stadt) ist ein mexikanischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] José Antonio Castro

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[es] José Antonio Castro González

José Antonio Castro González (Ciudad de México; 11 de agosto de 1980) es un exfutbolista mexicano y actual entrenador de divisiones inferiores del Club Deportivo Cruz Azul en la categoría sub-15.[1] Ha sido internacional con la selección de fútbol de México.

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[fr] José Antonio Castro

José Antonio Castro González, plus connu sous le nom de José Antonio Castro, né le 11 août 1980 à Mexico ( Mexique), est un footballeur mexicain. Il joue au poste d'arrière latéral avec l'équipe du Mexique et le club de Club América (1,73 m pour 55 kg).

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[it] José Antonio Castro González

José Antonio Castro González (Città del Messico, 11 agosto 1980) è un ex calciatore messicano, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Кастро Гонсалес, Хосе Антонио

Хосе Антонио Кастро (исп. José Antonio Castro González; род. 11 августа 1980, Мехико) — мексиканский футболист, левый защитник известный по выступлениям за клубы «Америка», «УАНЛ Тигрес» и сборную Мексики. Участник в чемпионате мира 2006 года.

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