Juan Castillo is a retired American

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player who played professionally in the

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...

and USL A-League. In 1991, Castillo turned professional when he signed with the Miami Freedom of the

immediately after graduating from high school. He spent two seasons with Miami. In April 1993, Castillo signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. That season he played the end of one game as a stand-in goalkeeper after Mario Jimenez was ejected. In 1996, he played for the

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in the USISL Premier League. He moved to the Charleston Battery for the 1997 season. In 1998, Castillo had an unsuccessful trial with the Miami Fusion of

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/ref> He then rejoined the Miami Tango, now known as the Miami Breakers. In 1999, he joined the Atlanta Silverbacks where he was the captain of the team. after a great successful season he joined the Cleveland Crunch, a professional indoor team from the NPSL. He retired in 2002. He currently resides in Miami Fl is the father of Daniel, Olivia and Samuel and married to Ana Gaviria-Castillo. Currently assisting to college and working on his bachelor's degree.
Charleston Battery: Juan Castillo

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Juan Living people 1972 births American soccer players American Professional Soccer League players Atlanta Silverbacks players Charleston Battery players Cleveland Crunch players Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994) players Miami Freedom players USISL players Association football midfielders