Ángel Gastón Casas Jorge (born 10 January 1978) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of

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's youth setup.

Club career

Born in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

, Casas started playing professionally with

Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its association football, football team, that currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, Primera Divi ...

, moving in 2000 to

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with

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and helping the

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n team achieve promotion to

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in his first season. Due to the years spent in the latter country, he eventually gained

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. Casas returned to Argentina in 2003, representing

Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club () is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Avellaneda, Argentina. They compete in the Argentine Primera División, Primera División, the top tier of Argentine football league system, Argentine f ...

and

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was reco ...

, but made the switch back to Spain two years later, consecutively playing in the country's second division with

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 23 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in , holding home ...

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20,724. Salvadoran ...

and

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

. In the 2005–06 campaign, he finished fifth in the topscorer's chart at 14 as the first club returned to

after a three-year absence. In February 2009, after his release from Córdoba, Casas moved to

Ionikos F.C. Ionikos Football Club () is a Greek football club based in Nikaia, Greece, competing in the Gamma Ethniki. It is part of the multi-sport club Ionikos Nikaias. From 1989 to 2007 Ionikos spent 16 out of 18 seasons in the Alpha Ethniki/Super Leag ...

in the Greek second division. He scored on his debut, a 4–4 home draw against Olympiakos Volou FC. On 29 August 2009, Casas moved teams again but stayed in the country, joining Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. on a one-year contract. However, in January 2010, he returned to Argentina, signing with

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

on loan.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Casas, Gaston 1978 births Living people Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Huracán footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Talleres de Remedios de Escalada footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Real Betis players Recreativo de Huelva players Elche CF players Cádiz CF players Córdoba CF players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Ionikos F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine football managers Club Atlético Huracán managers