Guadalupe Castañeda (born 24 February 1965 in Fresnillo, Mexico) is a Mexican former

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who played for various clubs in Mexico.

Club career

A defender capable of lining up on either flank, Castañeda played eight years with

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and later represented

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. Nicknamed ''Lupillo'', he began his career with

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in 1986–87 and moved to León in 1990, winning a starting fullback spot as León won the tournament championship title in the 1991–92 season.MedioTiempo
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. Retrieved 19 January 2013. In 1993 Castañeda joined Cruz Azul, beginning a spell of club success that lasted until the end of 2000: Invierno 1997 title and CONCACAF Champions' Cup titles (

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and

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). He was transferred to Chivas in 2001, playing two and a half years at the Guadalajara club, then moved into the México Segunda División (Second Division) club

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. The club was

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and he ended his career in the Primera División (First or top League Division) at the Clausura 2006 campaign at the age of 41. Castañeda scored only 5 goals in 479 recorded top-flight matches. The most significant of these was a last-minute goal for Cruz Azul against

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in the quarterfinal round of the 1994–95 playoffs, converting the rebound after Pumas goalkeeper

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had saved a penalty. The goal secured Cruz Azul's place in the semifinals.

International career

Castañeda also earned seven caps for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team). His first international match was a 3–0 victory against Canada national team on 14 March 1991. He was recalled to the squad by coach

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in 1993 and made several additional appearances, but was unable to dislodge incumbent Ramón Ramírez from the left fullback position. Castañeda's last cap came in a 0–0 draw against defending

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champion Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft (Germany national team) on 22 December 1993.

Personal life

Castañeda's brother,

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, was also a professional footballer.

Honours

León *

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: 1991–92 Cruz Azul *

: Invierno 1997 *

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: 1996–97 *

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Sinaloa *

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: Apertura 2003

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castaneda, Guadalupe 1965 births Living people People from Fresnillo Footballers from Zacatecas Association football defenders Mexican footballers Mexico international footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Club León footballers Cruz Azul footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Dorados de Sinaloa footballers