Club Deportes Castro is a

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an professional

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team located in

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. The team currently competes in the

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.Deportes Castro trabaja con miras a la Liga Nacional
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History

Deportes Castro was established in 2003. The team's first coach was Jose Fernandez, who led the team until 2010. The most notable performance were at the Liga Nacional 2011-2012, when they won the title.

Trophies

* Liga Nacional: 1 **2011-12 * Liga Saesa/Libsur: 1 **2010

Notable players

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game at any time. * Ignacio Arroyo * Samuel Bravo *

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* Zaronn Cann * Spencer Smith *

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References

External links

Presentation at Latinbasket.comPresentation on Facebook
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