Guillermo Antonio Castro Orellana (born 25 June 1940 in
San Salvador) is a retired
footballer
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from
El Salvador.
Club career
Nicknamed ''el Loro (the Parrot)'', he has most notably played for local side
Atlético Marte
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to:
Sports Teams Athletico
* Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
* Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...
, with whom he made his debut in 1960. He has also had spells at
UES and
Juventud Independiente
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.
International career
Castro represented his country at the
1968 Summer Olympics
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, in five
FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the
1970 FIFA World Cup in
Mexico
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.
Retirement
He has been involved with El Salvador's coaches association for 30 years and has also managed league sides
Independiente de San Vicente,
Chalatenango and
Atlético Marte
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to:
Sports Teams Athletico
* Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
* Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...
.
References
External links
¿Qué PASó con... "el loro" castro ?– El Salvador.com
1940 births
Living people
Footballers from San Salvador
Men's association football defenders
Salvadoran men's footballers
El Salvador men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for El Salvador
Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1970 FIFA World Cup players
Salvadoran football managers
C.D. Atlético Marte footballers
C.D. Juventud Independiente players
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