Igor José Marigo de Castro (born 25 August 1981), commonly known as Igor or Igor Castro is a Brazilian

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 lea ...

Club career

Brasiliense

In the

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season Igor Castro scored 11 goals in 36 games for Brasiliense. He also played for São Caetano in the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Zob Ahan

He moved to the Iranian club Zob Ahan in the summer of 2008 and was one of the top scorers of the league in his first season with 16 goals. Castro lead Zob Ahan to two straight

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second-place finishes in 2009 and 2010. With the help of Castro Zob Ahan also won the

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in 2009. In 2010, he was one of the key players in Zob Ahan's run to the

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final which they eventually lost.

Retirement

After spending 4 seasons in the

with Zob Ahan, in 2012 he transferred to Japanese club Yokohama F.C. but after an unsuccessful half-season he moved back to Iran once again but this time to Rah Ahan under coach

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. He was released at the end of the season by the club and later retired from professional football.

Club career statistics

*Last Update: 20 March 2013 * Assist Goals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Igor Living people 1981 births Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers CR Flamengo footballers Brasiliense FC players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Avaí FC players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Persian Gulf Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Men's association football forwards People from Muriaé Footballers from Minas Gerais 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan