Orwin Castel (born 18 June 1973) is a

Mauritian Mauritians (singular Mauritian; french: Mauricien; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a multi-ethnic society, with notable groups of people of South Asian (notably I ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for

Langwarrin SC Langwarrin Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club based in Langwarrin South, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1964, the club competes in National Premier Leagues Victoria 2. History Langwarrin Soccer Club was formed by ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. He won 16 caps for the

Mauritius national football team The Mauritius national football team (french: Équipe de Maurice de football), nicknamed Club M and Les Dodos (The Dodos), is the national team of Mauritius. They are overseen by the Mauritius Football Association and are members of FIFA, the Co ...

, and had spells with clubs in South Africa and Mozambique during his career. In 2013, he came out of retirement and signed a 1-year deal with

of the Victorian State League Division 2, in order to help them in their bid for promotion. Unfortunately he didn't sport his trademark mullet in the later stages of his career, however he still had the fans out of their seats with a number of dramatic saves

External links

References

1973 births Living people Mauritian footballers Mauritius men's international footballers Mauritian expatriate footballers Mauritian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Manning Rangers F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Mauritius-footy-bio-stub