Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edwin Geovanny Castro | ||
Date of birth | 24 June 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Honduras | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Estudiantes Juvenil | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1997 | Motagua | (40) | |
1989–1990 | → Súper Estrella (loan) | (5) | |
1997–1998 | Marathón | (5) | |
1998–1999 | Vida | (5) | |
1999–2000 | Federal | (1) | |
2000–2001 | Broncos | (4) | |
2023- | Tintoralba Higueruela | ||
International career | |||
Honduras U23 | |||
1991 | Honduras | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edwin Geovanny Castro (born 24 June 1969) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a striker. He played most of his career for Motagua scoring 40 goals.
Nicknamed El Venado (The Deer) because of his pace, the long-haired Castro also played for Súper Estrella, Marathón, Vida, Federal and Broncos for he scored 60 goals in total. [1] He was the national league top goalscorer in 1995–96 [2]
Castro played against Panama at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup. [3]
Castro was assistant to coach Hernaín Arzú at lower league club Venado-Barcelona. In 2010, he worked as a groundsman at the national stadium. [4]
He is married and has 6 children: Nicole, Charito, Melanie, Génesis, Kevin and Nahamán.
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