Edwin Geovanny Castro (born 24 June 1969) is a retired Honduran
footballer who played as a
striker
Striker or The Strikers may refer to:
People
*A participant in a strike action
*A participant in a hunger strike
*Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant
*Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America
People wi ...
. He played most of his career for
Motagua
The Motagua River () is a river in Guatemala. It rises in the western highlands of Guatemala where it is also called Río Grande, and runs in an easterly direction to the Gulf of Honduras. The final few kilometres of the river form part of the ...
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. He was the national league top goalscorer in
1995–96
International career
Castro played against
Panama at the
1991 UNCAF Nations Cup
The 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup was the inaugural UNCAF Nations Cup, the Central American championship for men's national association football teams. It was organized by the ''Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol'' or UNCAF, and it took place in Costa Ri ...
.
Retirement
Castro was assistant to coach
Hernaín Arzú
Hernaín Arzú Güity (born 13 October 1967) is a retired Honduran football player who made his name with the national team in the 1990s.
Club career
Arzú started his career at F.C. Motagua and played 212 matches for the club over a period of ...
at lower league club Venado-Barcelona. In 2010, he worked as a groundsman at the national stadium.
"Gané dinero, pero lo malgasté": "Venado" Castro
- Diez
Personal life
He is married and has 6 children: Nicole, Charito, Melanie, Génesis, Kevin and Nahamán.
Honours
Motagua
* Honduran National League: 1
:: 1992
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*Top goalscorers in Liga Nacional de Honduras
The following is a list of the highest goalscorers in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras' history
List of goalscorers
* ''From 2012–13 the total of goals added from Apertura and Clausura tournaments to define one goalscorer.''1996
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References
External links
La Tribuna - “Venado” Castro
- La Tribuna
*
1969 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Honduran men's footballers
Honduras men's international footballers
F.C. Motagua players
C.D. Marathón players
C.D.S. Vida players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Place of birth missing (living people)
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