Guillermo Antonio Castro Orellana (born 25 June 1940 in San Salvador) is a retired

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from El Salvador.

Club career

Nicknamed ''el Loro (the Parrot)'', he has most notably played for local side

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, with whom he made his debut in 1960. He has also had spells at UES and

Juventud Independiente Club Deportivo Juventud Independiente, also commonly known as Juventud Independiente, is a professional Salvadoran Association football, football club, based in Opico, San Juan Opico, La Libertad Department (El Salvador), La Libertad, El Salvado ...

International career

Castro represented his country at the

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, in five FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in

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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

References

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¿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 {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub