Eliodoro Castaño Pedrosa (5 April 1933 – 26 September 2019), commonly known as Castaño, was a Spanish

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who played as a

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, notably for

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between 1955 and 1956 as part of the team that won the inaugural

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. He scored twice in a 4–0 quarter-final win against

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Career

Castaño was born in the Spanish city of Alacazarquivir, now known as

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in modern day Morocco, on 5 April 1933. Castaño played 13 times for

scoring 4 goals in the

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season and made 2 appearances in the

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competition, that Real Madrid would go on to win, scoring twice; before moving on to play for Real Leon. After just one season with the first ever European Champions, Castaño moved to newly promoted side Real Jaen who were competing in

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for just the second time in the club's history. Castaño made six appearances for the

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n based side, failing to find the net. Castaño then moved on again in 1958 joining

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where he made 42 appearances in four seasons, scoring 16 times. In 1962 Castaño moved to play for Cordoba CF where he made just a single, goalless appearance. Castaño died on 26 September 2019 at the age of 86.

Honours

Real Madrid *

: 1956

References

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