Geovanny Castro
Personal information | |||
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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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2001 |
Edwin Geovanny Castro is a retired Honduran football striker, who played most of his career for Motagua scoring 40 goals.
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[]
- Top goalscorers in Liga Nacional de Honduras: 1
References[]
- ^ "La Prensa - Desafíe a Ismael". Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ Goleadores Históricos - Fútbol de Honduras
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ "Gané dinero, pero lo malgasté": "Venado" Castro - Diez (in Spanish)
External links[]
- La Tribuna - “Venado” Castro - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Honduran footballers
- Honduras international footballers
- F.C. Motagua players
- C.D. Marathón players
- C.D.S. Vida players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Honduran football biography stubs