Diego Rafael Castaño (born 8 June 1979) is an
Argentine
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football
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coach and a former midfielder.
Career
Castaño started his career in the lower leagues of Argentine football, playing for 9 de Julio de Buenos Aires and then
Rivadavia de Lincoln before signing for Tigre in 2004.
Castaño has been part of Tigre's rise through the divisions, his first season with the club saw them win the Apertura and the Clausura to secure promotion to the Argentine
2nd division. In 2007 the club were promoted to the
Argentine Primera. The
Apertura 2007 was Tigre's first season in the Primera since 1980, and Castaño's first taste of top flight football. Castaño was a key member of the first team, playing in nearly all of Tigre's games. The club finished in 2nd place which was the highest league finish in their history.
References
External links
Football-Lineups player profileTigre player profile
1979 births
Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Argentine men's footballers
Club Rivadavia footballers
Club Atlético Tigre footballers
Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
20th-century Argentine sportsmen
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