Jorge Alejandro Castro Salazar (born 11 September 1990) is a

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Club career

He began his career at

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

before signing a four-year contract with a start in December 2012.

International career

Castro was inclued in the Costa Rica teams for the

2007 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in South Korea between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four ...

and

2009 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October 2009. The tournament was initially going to take place between 10 and 31 July. However, the 2009 FIFA Confedera ...

. He was included in the

Costa Rica national football team The Costa Rica national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in men's international football. The national team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), the governing body fo ...

for the

2011 Copa América The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América 2011 Argentina, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South Americ ...

, but did not play at all in the tournament.Jorge Castro
– Copa América 2011

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* 1990 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Association football forwards Costa Rican footballers 2011 Copa América players Deportivo Saprissa players IK Start players Eliteserien players Sarpsborg 08 FF players SK Brann players C.S. Herediano footballers Santos de Guápiles footballers C.S. Cartaginés players Municipal Grecia players C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica footballers A.D.R. Jicaral players Norwegian First Division players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Norway Guadalupe F.C. players 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub