Andrés Castrín

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Andrés Castrín
Personal information
Full name Andrés López Gallo
Date of birth (2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Riotorto, Spain
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Lugo
Number 6
Youth career
Lourenzá
2014–2017 Lugo
2017–2018 Racing Villalbés
2018–2021 Lugo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Polvorín 39 (1)
2021– Lugo 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Andrés López Gallo (born 26 May 2003), known as Andrés Castrín or just Castrín, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for CD Lugo.

Club career[edit]

Born in Riotorto, Lugo, Galicia, Castrín played for ED Lourenzá, CD Lugo and Racing Club Villalbés as a youth.[1] In 2021, after finishing his formation, he was assigned to Lugo's farm team Polvorín FC in the Tercera División RFEF.[2]

Castrín made his senior debut on 25 September 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Ourense CF.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 31 October, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away win over UD Somozas.[4]

Castrín made his first-team debut for Lugo on 2 December 2021, starting in a 2–2 away draw (4–3 penalty win) against AD Unión Adarve in the season's Copa del Rey.[5] He made his professional debut fourteen days later, starting in a 1–2 home loss against CD Mirandés, also in the national cup.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Castrín's older brother Pablo (also known as Castrín) is also a footballer and a centre back.[7] Their father, Juan López, also played amateur football for local side Riotorto CF.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Andrés Castrín, el juvenil que pide sitio en el CD Lugo" [Andrés Castrín, the juvenil who asks for a place at CD Lugo] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "CD Lugo B / Polvorín 2021–2022: más juvenil y albivermello pero con el mismo buen trato de balón" [CD Lugo B / Polvorín 2021–2022: more juvenil and red-and-white but with the same good ball control] (in Spanish). Lugoslavia. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Ourense CF y Polvorín ofrecieron poco rendimiento en las áreas" [Ourense CF and Polvorín show little performance on the areas] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "El Polvorín remonta en el Manuel Candocia y se impone al Somozas" [Polvorín complete a comeback at the Manuel Candocia and impose themselves over Somozas] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ "El Lugo doblega en los penaltis a una Unión Adarve superior" [Lugo bend a superior Unión Adarve on penalties] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Ramón Juan y Riquelme reinan en la niebla y eliminan al Lugo" [Ramón Juan and Riquelme reign on the mist and knock out Lugo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Pablo López Gallo, "Castrín", primer canterano formado en las Escuelas Lourenzá que es llamado por la Selección Española de Fútbol sub 17!! Enhorabuena!!!" [Pablo López Gallo, "Castrín", first youth graduate formed in the Escuelas Lorenzá who is called up to the Spain under-17 national football team!! Congratulations!!!] (in Spanish). Concello de Lourenzá. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

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