Juan de Dios Castillo González (31 January 1951 – 1 May 2014) was a Mexican

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and

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, last with

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of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the top tier of the Honduran football. He has coached in the Professional Mexican League, as well in the Honduras Professional League, being a 2 time Champion with

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and Olimpia.

Playing career

Club

He started playing professionally for

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, in the Mexican league, he also played for

Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whic ...

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Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in M ...

Tampico Madero Club Deportivo y Social Tampico Madero is a Mexican professional football club based in Tampico, Tamaulipas that plays in the Liga Premier de México. History CD Tampico The club was founded on July 8, 1945 soon after the club played a promot ...

, Atlético Español and

Unión de Curtidores Unión de Curtidores (Spanish, Union of Tanners; nicknamed Curtidores) was a football club. The club was founded on August 15, 1928. The club plays in the Tercera División de México Group 9 for 2015–16 Season in their return of team after one ...

, where he was called to be part of the

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International

He was called up for the

Managerial career

Castillo graduated from the National School of Football Coaches in 1983, starting to coach in all the possible Divisions in the Mexican league: 3rd Division, 2nd Division, 1st Division A, and First Division. He was the 3rd best Mexican coach in the history of the Mexico national under-20 football team, with excellent numbers achieved a 5th place in the

1993 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1993 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 9th edition FIFA World Youth Championship. U20 Brazil defeated Ghana, 2–1 for its third title. It took place ac ...

. With a percentage of victories of the 60%, and players such as Oswaldo Sánchez,

Duilio Davino Duilio César Jean Pierre Davino Rodríguez (born 21 March 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer and executive who last served as Sporting Chairman of Liga MX club Monterrey. Playing career Davino was called up to play in the 1995 ...

and

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, who participated in his under-20 football team, he formed, later, part of the

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that has played in the

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. He also assisted

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in the

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. After that, he managed

during the second half of the 1994-95 season. Castillo also coached the

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...

team in

Torreón Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2021, the city's population was 735,340. The metropolitan population as of 2015 was 1,497,734, making it the ninth-biggest metropolitan area in the ...

, leading them to the 3rd place of the Group 4 in the 1999 tournament. He then went on to coach in

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for

, winning the

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(Apertura) in 2003, runner-up (Apertura) with Marathón in 2005, and again

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(Clausura) with Olimpia in 2008. Then he coached the Primera División A,

Atlético Mexiquense Deportivo Toluca F.C. Reserves and Academy are the current reserves and academy systems including the Toluca Premier team and the Atlético Mexiquense U20 and U17 sides that act to develop young footballers on behalf of Deportivo Toluca F.C. Atlé ...

, which is the part of the

Deportivo Toluca Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Club Deportivo Toluca, is a Mexican football club, playing in the Primera División de México, the top-flight of Mexican football. Toluca's stadium, Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega ...

. He returned once more to

in 2009, to coach his 4th team in that country,

. He is the 2nd coach in the history of the Honduran national league in coaching the 4 best teams in that country. He became the head coach of the Honduras national football team on August 16, 2010, until January 2011. After only 5 months in charge, he won the Copa Centroamericana in

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against

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(2–1), after 16 years that

could not win this regional cup. His numbers in the Honduras national football team in 5 months are: 5 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses. He was appointed as head coach of

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in July 2012.

Death

Castillo died on 1 May 2014, due to skin cancer.

Honours

* Champion in qualification tournament to the

(Mexican team eliminated in Quarter-finals) * Champion in qualification tournament to the

(the Mexican team reached the fifth place) * Silver Medal in the

1993 Central American and Caribbean Games The 17th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. The Games were held 19–30 November 1993, and included 3,570 athletes from 31 nations. History of the 1993 Games Organization and planning The ...

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* Champion with

in the

2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional The 2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 36th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The season was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura, being conquered by Real C.D. España and Club Deportivo Olimpia respectively. 2003–04 ...

(Apertura) * Runner-up with Marathón in the

2005–06 Honduran Liga Nacional The 2005–06 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was the 41st in its history and determined the 47th and 48th champions in the league.Olimpia in the

2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional The 2007–08 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was the 42nd season in the top fight in Honduran football; it ran from August 2007 to May 2008. The season was split into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) which defined the 51st and 52nd ...

(Clausura) *

2011 Copa Centroamericana The 2011 Copa Centroamericana ( en, 2011 Central American Cup) was the eleventh edition of Copa Centroamericana (formerly known as the UNCAF Nations Cup), an international association football, football championship for national teams affiliated w ...

with the Honduras national football team

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Juan De Dios 1951 births 2014 deaths Sportspeople from Monterrey Footballers from Nuevo León Association football forwards C.F. Pachuca players C.F. Monterrey players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players San Luis F.C. players Atlético Español footballers Mexican football managers Real C.D. España managers C.D. Marathón managers C.D. Olimpia managers F.C. Motagua managers Santos Laguna managers Honduras national football team managers El Salvador national football team managers Mexican expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in El Salvador Mexican expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Expatriate football managers in Honduras Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Deaths from skin cancer Deaths from cancer in Mexico Mexican footballers