Guillermo Castro Martín (born 11 November 1973) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas,

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, Castro spent the vast majority of his ten-year professional career with hometown clubs UD Las Palmas and

Universidad de Las Palmas CF Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1994 as Vegueta-Universidad, it was dissolved in 2011 due to insurmountable economic p ...

. He helped the former promote to

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, making his debut in the competition on 31 August of that year by playing 45 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against UD Almería. On 2 November, he was sent off in the 2–1 home win over FC Barcelona B. At the end of 1999–2000, Castro also won promotion with Universidad – a first ever – appearing in 35 games the following season in an immediate relegation. He split the 2001–02 campaign between Elche CF (second division) and AD Ceuta (

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). Castro retired in 2004 at the age of 30, after a second spell with both Universidad and Las Palmas and following relegation from the second tier with the latter.

Personal life

Castro was one of five brothers, of which Alejandro and Rubén were also footballers. All three came through at their hometown club, with the latter enjoying his greatest success at Real Betis.Rubén Castro, otro talento grancanario (Rubén Castro, another talent from Gran Canaria)
Mundo Deportivo, 5 October 2001

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Guillermo 1973 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Las Palmas Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players UD Las Palmas players Universidad de Las Palmas CF footballers Elche CF players AD Ceuta footballers