Antonio Salazar Castillo (7 February 1989 – 8 May 2022) was a Mexican professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Guadalajara

Salazar made his debut with Chivas on 18 March 2007, against America. This game resulted in a 1–0 victory for America over Chivas. His nickname is "Hulk" because of his strength. Despite having not shown his worthiness at Primera División, he was viewed as Chivas' most promising young forward. Salazar was top scorer at Copa Chivas 2008. He scored his first goal with Chivas, 15 seconds after he subbed in for

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Loan to Jaguares de Chiapas & return to Chivas

Salazar signed on loan with Jaguares for the Torneo Bicentenario 2010. After a great performance with Jaguares de Chiapas during Copa Santander Libertadores de America and Clausura 2011, Salazar returned to

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for the Apertura 2011. However, on the Clausura 2012 season, "Hulk" even had minutes with the first team, being on the bench almost all the time.

Second loan to Jaguares

With the arrival of new coach

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, Salazar was not considered for Chivas first team, being loaned to Jaguares for a second time. He scored again with Jaguares against

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in the

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game, making the winning goal.

Death

On May 8, 2022, Salazar was found burned inside the trunk of his car between Tonalá and El Salto. The circumstances of his death remain unknown.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salazar, Antonio 1989 births 2022 deaths People from Ciudad Madero Mexican people of Basque descent Mexican men's footballers Footballers from Tamaulipas Men's association football forwards Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Liga Premier de México players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Chiapas F.C. footballers Atlético Zacatepec players Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers Assassinated Mexican people