Jean-Luc Castaneda (born 20 March 1957 in Saint-Etienne, Loire) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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for France. Castaneda began his professional career with AS Saint-Étienne in 1975. He also played for the France national team.French Football Federation Profile
/ref> He earned nine caps in 1981–82 and was part of the French squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup (Castaneda played one match against Poland). In 1989, he joined the

Olympique Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...

and retired in 1990. Castaneda coached

FC Istres Football Club Istres Ouest Provence (; commonly referred to as simply Istres) is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play their home matches at the Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, a co ...

and

US Marseille Endoume Union Sportive Marseille Endoume Catalans is a French association football team founded in 1925. They are based in Marseille, France, and play at the 6th level of French football. They play at the Stade le Cesne in Marseille, which has a capacity ...

Personal life

Castaneda's father was born in

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, Spain and was a soldier and footballer in his youth.

References

1957 births Living people French people of Spanish descent French people of Catalan descent French footballers Footballers from Saint-Étienne Association football goalkeepers France international footballers AS Saint-Étienne players Olympique de Marseille players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players 1982 FIFA World Cup players French football managers FC Istres managers Al-Rayyan SC managers {{france-footy-goalkeeper-stub