Bram Castro (born 30 September 1982) is a Belgian former

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who plays as a

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Club career

Castro made his debut in professional football, being part of the RC Genk squad in the 2000–01 season. He also played for

Sint-Truidense VV Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging (), commonly known as Sint-Truiden or STVV () or by their nickname De Kanaries (, is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Sint-Truiden in Limburg. Sint-Truiden plays in the Belg ...

before joining

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...

Roda JC

At Roda, Castro was the number one goalkeeper for 3 seasons. On 30 October 2007, Castro scored the equalizer (2–2) in the dying seconds of the

KNVB Cup 2007-08 The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and women ...

third round tie against

De Graafschap VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...

won the match 3–2

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and would go on to reach the final, losing to

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

. In December 2009 Castro was involved in a fight with fellow teammember

Anouar Hadouir Anouar Hadouir (born 14 September 1982) is a Dutch former footballer who plays for SV CHC Den Bosch. Career Hadouir was born in 's-Hertogenbosch and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Willem II squad in the 2002–03 s ...

, who hit Castro in the face. Hadouir was fined by the club but Castro would lose his place between the goalposts soon after and was released by Roda at the end of the season. On 1 October 2010, Castro joined

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...

for the 2010–11 season. After 1 season at

he played 1 season for

, 2 seasons for

MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eerst ...

and in the summer of the 2014/2015 season he signed a 2 year long deal with

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team

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to th ...

Honours

Mechelen *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

: 2018–19 Belgian Cup, 2018–19

References

External links

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Voetbal International profile
* 1982 births Living people Belgian footballers Belgian people of Spanish descent K.R.C. Genk players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Roda JC Kerkrade players MVV Maastricht players Heracles Almelo players K.V. Mechelen players K.V. Oostende players Belgian First Division A players Belgian First Division B players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Association football goalkeepers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Sportspeople from Hasselt Footballers from Limburg (Belgium) {{Belgium-footy-goalkeeper-stub