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Mario Castillo

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Mario Castillo
Personal information
Full name Mario Alfonso Castillo Díaz
Date of birth (1951-10-31) 31 October 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1966–1967 El Salvador
1970–1972 Dragón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1977 Águila
1978–1983 Santiagueño
1984–1985 Alianza
1986–1987 Águila
International career
1979–1982 El Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Alfonso Castillo Díaz (born 30 October 1951 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a retired football player.[1]

Club career

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Nicknamed Macora, he started his career at local side Dragón when 18 years of age and later played for Águila, with whom he won 3 league titles. In 1978, he joined the star-studded team of Santiagueño, winning another league title with them, and moved to Alianza in 1984 before returning to Águila to end his career with them.

Retirement

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Since his retirement from football in 1987, he has been working as a sales manager of a car-service company in his hometown.[2]

International career

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Castillo has represented El Salvador in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches,[3] but most notably played for his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

Honours

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1972, 1976, 1977, 1980

References

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  1. ^ ""Macora" Castillo: "Hoy los jugadores del Águila se distraen con cualquier cosa"".
  2. ^ Su perfil y triunfos ¿Qué PASó con... "macora" castillo? - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Mario CastilloFIFA competition record (archived)
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  • Bio - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)