Francisco Castrejón Ramírez (born 11 June 1947) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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. He was one of three goalkeepers for

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in the

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, but did not play any games there.

Club career

Born in Tuxpan, Jalisco, Castrejón played club football for

UNAM Pumas Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., simply known as Pumas UNAM, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1954 as Club Deportivo Universidad, and they play ...

Club de Fútbol Laguna Club de Fútbol Laguna A.C. (nicknamed La Ola Verde) is a football club. The club played in the Mexican football league system Primera División de México and it was based in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. History Club de Fútbol Laguna A.C. was ...

, Puebla F.C.,

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

Tampico Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fif ...

, F.C. Atlas and

Atlético Morelia Club Atlético Morelia is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Morelia, Michoacán de Ocampo, Michoacán, that competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. The club plays their ...

. He made his senior debut at age 18, appearing for Pumas in a match against Toluca on 3 February 1964. Castrejón joined Laguna and played for the club in the 1972–73 Primera season. He signed with Puebla for the two following seasons, then joined América in 1975, where he would win the 1975–76 Mexican Primera División season title.

International career

Castrejón made several appearances for the

Mexico national football team The Mexico national football team () represents Mexico in men's international association football, football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation, Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (). It has been a member of FIFA since 1929 and c ...

. He made his debut as a substitute in a friendly against Colombia on 4 February 1969.

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* * 1947 births Living people Footballers from Jalisco People from Tuxpan, Jalisco Men's association football goalkeepers Mexico men's international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players Club Universidad Nacional footballers Club Puebla players Club América footballers Club Jaiba Brava footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Atlético Morelia players Liga MX players Mexican men's footballers 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-footy-goalkeeper-stub