Héctor Castro
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Héctor Castro was a Uruguay
an football
player and coach
.
. When he was 13, he accidentally amputated his right forearm while using an electric saw, which gave origin to his nickname, El manco (meaning "the one-armed", or "the maimed" )
and was the first player to score in a World Cup game for Uruguay
. At Nacional he won three Uruguayan Championships
(1924, 1933, 1934), before retiring in 1936.
medicine cabinet back into play in the build-up to the goal. This turned out to be the only goal of the game, and the opposition, Peñarol, felt very hard done by, and three of their players were sent off, for assaulting the referee in annoyance at the goal. This meant that the referee, Telésforo Rodríguez, was unable to continue through injury, so one of the assistant referees, Luis Scandroglio, stepped in, and immediately abandoned the match due to bad light, after seventy minutes.
Over two months later, on July 30, the League Board decided to disallow the goal, and also rescinded one of the three aforementioned sendings-off (that of Ulises Chifflet). They also ruled that the final twenty minutes would be played at Estadio Centenario
, but behind closed doors to try to avoid the same controversy which had plagued the original encounter. The match went ahead behind closed doors, and there were no goals in the twenty minutes. In a highly unorthodox move, two sessions of extra-time were played (the usual allowance would be a single session), the score remained goalless.
A second playoff, which consisted of a standard match, followed once again by two sessions of extra-time, was played on September 2, but still the deadlock wasn't broken.
A third playoff was contested on November 18, and Héctor Castro played a vital role in this match, scoring a hat-trick which meant twice equalising as well as scoring the winning goal for Nacional, in a 3-2 win over Peñarol, which finally settled the Uruguayan Championship, almost six months after the controversial first playoff, with Castro arguably scoring both the first goal and the last goal of this gruelling series of matches. This controversial playoff also meant that the Uruguayan Championship of 1933 was bizarrely not awarded until November 1934.
in November 1923. He played his final match for la Celeste in August 1935 having played 25 times, scoring 18 goals.
Castro won a gold medal.
in 1930.
-winning teams in 1926 and 1935.
Football in Uruguay
Football is the most popular sport in Uruguay. The Uruguay national football team has won two FIFA World Cup titles. The team won the first edition of the tournament in 1930 and won again in 1950.- History :...
an football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
.
Early life
Castro was born in MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
. When he was 13, he accidentally amputated his right forearm while using an electric saw, which gave origin to his nickname, El manco (meaning "the one-armed", or "the maimed" )
Club career
Castro began his career in 1923/24 with NacionalClub Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
and was the first player to score in a World Cup game for Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
. At Nacional he won three Uruguayan Championships
Primera División Uruguaya
The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...
(1924, 1933, 1934), before retiring in 1936.
1933 Uruguayan Championship
In the 1933 Uruguayan Championship, Castro scored a controversial goal in the championship match where the ball clearly went out of play, but rebounded off a kinesiologist'sKinesiology
Kinesiology, also known as human kinetics is the scientific study of human movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, mechanical, and psychological mechanisms. Applications of kinesiology to human health include: biomechanics and orthopedics, rehabilitation, such as physical and occupational...
medicine cabinet back into play in the build-up to the goal. This turned out to be the only goal of the game, and the opposition, Peñarol, felt very hard done by, and three of their players were sent off, for assaulting the referee in annoyance at the goal. This meant that the referee, Telésforo Rodríguez, was unable to continue through injury, so one of the assistant referees, Luis Scandroglio, stepped in, and immediately abandoned the match due to bad light, after seventy minutes.
Over two months later, on July 30, the League Board decided to disallow the goal, and also rescinded one of the three aforementioned sendings-off (that of Ulises Chifflet). They also ruled that the final twenty minutes would be played at Estadio Centenario
Estadio Centenario
Estadio Centenario is a stadium in Parque Batlle, Montevideo, Uruguay, used primarily for football. The stadium was built between 1929 and 1930 to host the 1930 FIFA World Cup, as well as to commemorate the centennial of Uruguay's first constitution...
, but behind closed doors to try to avoid the same controversy which had plagued the original encounter. The match went ahead behind closed doors, and there were no goals in the twenty minutes. In a highly unorthodox move, two sessions of extra-time were played (the usual allowance would be a single session), the score remained goalless.
A second playoff, which consisted of a standard match, followed once again by two sessions of extra-time, was played on September 2, but still the deadlock wasn't broken.
A third playoff was contested on November 18, and Héctor Castro played a vital role in this match, scoring a hat-trick which meant twice equalising as well as scoring the winning goal for Nacional, in a 3-2 win over Peñarol, which finally settled the Uruguayan Championship, almost six months after the controversial first playoff, with Castro arguably scoring both the first goal and the last goal of this gruelling series of matches. This controversial playoff also meant that the Uruguayan Championship of 1933 was bizarrely not awarded until November 1934.
International career
Castro made his debut for the Uruguay national football teamUruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
in November 1923. He played his final match for la Celeste in August 1935 having played 25 times, scoring 18 goals.
1928 Olympics
Playing for Uruguay at the 1928 Olympic GamesFootball at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics tournament, won by Uruguay against Argentina, would be the precursor to the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 in Uruguay.-Medalists:-Background:...
Castro won a gold medal.
1930 FIFA World Cup
Castro's goal in the World Cup Final helped Uruguay win the first FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
in 1930.
South American Championship
Castro played in South American ChampionshipCopa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
-winning teams in 1926 and 1935.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Castro worked as a football coach with Nacional. He won the Uruguayan championship in 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, and again in 1952.As a Player
- FIFA World Cup: 1930
- Olympic Games1928 Summer OlympicsThe 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
: 19281928 Summer OlympicsThe 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de... - Copa AméricaCopa AméricaThe Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
: 1926South American Championship 1926The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from October 12 to November 3, 1926.The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
, 1935South American Championship 1935The thirteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from January 6 to January 27, 1935.After the 1930 FIFA World Cup, in which Uruguay defeated Argentina by four goals to two in the final match, the Argentine team broke football relations with their Uruguayan... - Uruguayan ChampionshipPrimera División UruguayaThe Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...
: 1924, 1933, 1934