Guillermo Castro (Salvadoran footballer)

This article is about the Salvadoran footballer. For the Spanish footballer, see Guillermo Castro (Spanish footballer).

Guillermo Castro

Castro in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Antonio Castro Orellana
Date of birth	(1940-06-25) 25 June 1940
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Position(s)	defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1970	Atlético Marte
1971–1972	UES
1973–1976	Atlético Marte
1977	Juventud Independiente
International career
	El Salvador
Managerial career
1978–1980	Independiente de San Vicente
1981–1982	Chalatenango
1992	Atlético Marte
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Orellana.

Guillermo Antonio Castro Orellana (born 25 June 1940 in San Salvador) is a retired footballer from El Salvador.

Club career

Nicknamed el Loro (the Parrot), he has most notably played for local side Atlético Marte, with whom he made his debut in 1960. He has also had spells at UES and Juventud Independiente.

International career

Castro represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics, in five FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Retirement

He has been involved with El Salvador's coaches association for 30 years and has also managed league sides Independiente de San Vicente, Chalatenango and Atlético Marte.

External links

• ¿Qué PASó con... "el loro" castro ? – El Salvador.com (in Spanish)