Jorge "Tote" Castañeda Reyes (born 12 January 1970) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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during his career. He was the captain of the

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competing at the

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, Spain.

Club career

In 1987, when he was eighteen, Castañeda signed with

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. He remained with Atlas until 1996. On 13 March 1997, Castañeda signed with the

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. He returned to Mexico and finished his career with

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, Tecos de UAG, Tigrillos and

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. Castañeda managed Atlas on an interim basis following

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's departure in September 2007.

Personal life

Castañeda's brother, Guadalupe, was also a professional footballer.

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* * * 1970 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Men's association football midfielders Mexican men's footballers Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Mexico Atlas F.C. footballers Colorado Rapids players Cruz Azul footballers Tecos F.C. footballers Major League Soccer players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Mexican football managers Atlas F.C. managers Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1991 Pan American Games {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-stub