Osmar Castillo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castilloand the second or maternal family name is Rojas.

Osmar Castillo

Personal information
Full name	Osmar Eduardo Castillo Rojas
Date of birth	(1978-08-03) 3 August 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Cabudare, Venezuela
Team information
Current team	Angostura (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
	Fundación Lara (youth)
2018–2021	Academia Rey
2022	Deportivo Lara (assistant)
2022–2024	Angostura
2025–	Angostura

Osmar Eduardo Castillo Rojas (born 3 August 1978) is a Venezuelan football manager, currently in charge of Angostura.

Career

Born in Cabudare, ^[1] Castillo started working as manager at several local sides in Lara state. ^[2] He led Fundación Lara Deportiva to a first-ever promotion to the Segunda División in 2019, after winning the Tercera División promotion play-offs. After being in charge of the side during the 2020 and 2021 seasons (as the club was named Academia Rey), the side confirmed his departure on 24 March 2022. ^[3]

Castillo was an assistant of Jorge Durán at Deportivo Lara, before taking over Angostura in the second division on 2 June 2022. ^[4] At the end of the season, he led the team to a first-ever promotion to the Primera División as champions. ^[5]

Castillo led Angostura to a mid-table finish in the 2023 season, and also qualified the club to the final rounds of the 2024 Apertura tournament. On 6 September 2024, however, he left the club by mutual consent after a poor performance in the Clausura tournament, ^[6] but returned to the club the following 12 January, now back in the second division.

Honours

Angostura

• Venezuelan Segunda División: 2022

References

1. "Osmar Castillo: el cabudareño que dirige al Angostura F.C. en la Liga FutVe 2" [Osmar Castillo: the cabudareño who manages Angostura F.C. in Liga FutVe 2] (in Spanish). Cabudare Digital. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
2. "El invicto Fundación Lara Deportiva es la grata revelación en la Segunda División" [The unbeaten Fundación Lara Deportiva is the pleasant revelation in the Segunda División] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
3. "Hacemos oficial que Osmar Castillo no continuara al mando de nuestro equipo profesional para esta nueva temporada de la @LigaFUTVE2" [We turn official that Osmar Castillo will not continue ahead of our professional team for this new season of the @LigaFUTVE2]. Academia Rey (in Spanish). Twitter. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
4. "Osmar Castillo asume la dirección técnica de Angostura FC" [Osmar Castillo takes over Angostura FC] (in Spanish). Primicia. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
5. "Osmar Castillo tras el ascenso de Angostura: "Este equipo tiene una gran personalidad"" [Osmar Castillo after the promotion of Angostura: "This team have a great personality"] (in Spanish). Idioma FutVe. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
6. "Osmar Castillo no continúa como DT de Angostura" [Osmar Castillo does not continue as manager of Angostura] (in Spanish). Primicia. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.