Mauricio Fernando Castro Matamoros (born August 11, 1981) is a
Honduran footballer
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who currently plays for
Atlético Choloma
Atlético Choloma is a Honduran football club that plays its home games at Estadio Rubén Deras in Choloma, Cortés.
History Atlético Infop
Known as '' Atlético Infop'' until 2008, the club was renamed Atlético Choloma in 2008.
Founded only ...
in the
Honduran National League.
Club career
Nicknamed ''Pipo'', Castro began his career in his native Honduras, playing for six seasons in Honduras' top division, the
Honduran National League, for
F.C. Motagua
Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is an association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras.
F.C. Motagua was founded as ''Club Deportivo Motagua'' on 29 August 1928. The club competes ...
,
Universidad,
Hispano and
Olimpia.
Major League Soccer
Castro signed for the
New England Revolution
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on February 15, 2008. He was seriously injured by Chicago Fire's Mexican forward
Cuauhtemoc Blanco in his first season. After 30 appearances, including 25 starts, for the Revs in 2008 and 2009, Castro was released by the Revolution on May 14, 2010, having failed to make an appearance in the
2010 season.
In 2011 the left-sided midfielder returned to Honduras and signed with second division
Municipal
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
. He then joined
Necaxa for the 2011 Apertura season and moved to
Atlético Choloma
Atlético Choloma is a Honduran football club that plays its home games at Estadio Rubén Deras in Choloma, Cortés.
History Atlético Infop
Known as '' Atlético Infop'' until 2008, the club was renamed Atlético Choloma in 2008.
Founded only ...
ahead of the 2012 Clausura. He was said to have left Choloma in summer 2012 after playing only two matches into the 2012 Apertura season, since he had received only half of his salary but later declared that a talk with manager Edwin Pavón made him stay with the club.
International career
Castro made his debut for
Honduras
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in a June 2003
friendly match
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against
Guatemala
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and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the
2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.
UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details
- RSSSF
His final international was a March 2007 friendly match
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against El Salvador
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.
Personal life
Castro was born in Honduras' capital Tegucigalpa to Andrés Castro and Lourdes Matamoros. He is married to Glenda and they have two children: Maurizio Alessandro Castro López and Katherine Yanel Castro López.
Honors
New England Revolution
*North American SuperLiga
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: 1
:: 2008
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1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Tegucigalpa
Men's association football midfielders
Honduran footballers
Honduras men's international footballers
F.C. Motagua players
Comayagua F.C. players
C.D. Olimpia players
New England Revolution players
Atlético Choloma players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Major League Soccer players
Honduran expatriate footballers
Expatriate soccer players in the United States