Nery Castillo
Encyclopedia
Nery Alberto Castillo Confalonieri (born June 13, 1984 in San Luis Potosí
), is a Mexican
international footballer who currently plays for Aris
.
He began his career at Uruguayan club Danubio
, moving to Greece
at the age of 16 to play for Olympiacos.
Castillo spent seven years at Olympiacos, gradually developing into a regular starter over a three year period. Once established in the team Castillo helped Olympiacos to three consecutive league titles, prompting Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk
to spend €20 million to secure his services in 2007. After only a handful of starts for Shakhtar, Castillo was dropped for refusing to allow team-mate Cristiano Lucarelli
to take a penalty
. In December 2007, he moved on a year's loan to Premier League club Manchester City
, paying a substantial amount of the loan fee himself. He would also be loaned out to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
and MLS
club Chicago Fire.
He made his international debut for Mexico
on June 2, 2007 vs Iran
, and represented his country in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
and the 2007 Copa America.
in the youth team. While participating with Danubio's youth team in a Brazilian tournament, Castillo was spotted by scouts from European clubs. He went on trial with Manchester United
of England's Premier League, but Castillo failed to obtain a work permit and the door to join the club was closed.
and was even given the #7 shirt in deference to them.
After that point, his career took a down slide. A rumoured transfer to the Italian club Inter Milan
never happened, and changes in the management of the club combined with the arrival of former Brazil international Rivaldo
relegated him from his starting role to the bench. Other off the field issues with the coach and teammates had also contributed to increasing perceptions that Castillo was a problematic player.
In early 2006 his father (also his agent) began negotiations with the Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara, but talks were interrupted because Olympiacos weren't interested in negotiating for the player at the time.
Before this, in what Castillo thought was his last game for Olympiacos, he scored a free kick after "stealing" it from a team mate who was preparing to take it. He celebrated by running the length of the field and throwing his shirt to his fans at Gate 7. He was left looking somewhat sheepish without a shirt for the restart.
During the 2006–07 season
Castillo was a solid starter. Many reports considered that the player had changed his attitude and solved off the field issues. The prospect of a more mature Castillo encouraged the officers of Olympiacos to renew his contract, extending its length four more years, and improving its economic conditions.
Castillo was the leading scorer for Olympiacos during the preparatory phase for the 2006–07 season, accumulating seven goals in friendly games. From then on his form only improved, scoring several goals in the UEFA Champions League
and the domestic tournament, including a hat-trick
against Panionios. Castillo ended the season second to Rivaldo
in goals and assists for the club, which included three goals in five Champions League matches.
on a five-year contract for a fee of €20 million. This became the most expensive transfer for a Ukrainian club to date.
Castillo scored his first goal for Shakhtar while playing against SV Salzburg in the Champions League
. His stint was to be brief, though. Castillo had only played in a few games for Shakhtar when in a league match versus FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
, Shakhtar won a penalty kick. Castillo refused to give the ball to official penalty kick-taker Cristiano Lucarelli
and took the penalty himself, which was saved. Castillo was immediately substituted from the game. Coach Mircea Lucescu
commented "What Castillo did, from a professional point of view, I've never seen anything like it before in my whole life. There will be some measures taken against Castillo".
On 15 December 2007, Castillo's agent told the Daily Mail
: "There has been an agreement with Manchester City so that Nery can be with the club for one year on loan so he can prove himself and play active football." adding that City would have an option to buy Castillo once his loan period expires. Shakhtar president and Ukraine's richest man Rinat Akhmetov
then said that City's offer of £1 million was too low, instead offering "a one-year loan – five million euros and there will be no options, meaning a right to buy (Castillo)... If Castillo finds his game ... then in a year we'll decide whether to take him back to Shakhtar or sell. And the price could be 20, or 30, or 40, or 50 million euros."
After failing to secure a place at Manchester City, Castillo returned to Shakhtar Donetsk at the end of his loan in January 2009.
On 1 July 2011, Castillo terminated his contract with Shakhtar to sign a permanent deal with Greek club Aris.
, commencing on 1 January 2008. Reportedly Castillo was keen to make the move happen and in a highly unusual move paid half of the loan fee himself. Sven-Göran Eriksson
commented "He was desperate to come to us, desperate to come to England, desperate to come to the Premier League" and said he had never seen a player pay for half of a deal before.
He played his first match for Manchester City on 5 January 2008 in the third round of the FA Cup
, away to West Ham United. However, in the replay on 16 January 2008, his first home appearance for the club, he was stretchered off after 32 minutes with a broken shoulder.
He ended the season with 9 appearances, 7 of them coming in the Premier League.
history.
on a six-month loan on 19 January, 2011. He played his first match for Aris on 30 January 2011, against arch rivals PAOK.
After a successful loan period in which he made ten league appearances and scored two goals, Castillo terminated his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk and signed a two-year contract with Aris on 1 July 2011.
because his father is from there; Italy
due to his maternal grandparents; Greece
because he resided there for more than six years and Mexico
where he was born.
His first experience of international football came when he was called up to a Uruguay U-17 training camp. However he was released after playing a few friendly games. Next the Greek coach Otto Rehhagel
tried to secure his services for the Greece national football team
. Greece were reportedly willing to pay Castillo $800,000, including fast-tracked citizenship as part of the offer.
Ultimately, Castillo decided to play for the country of his birth and joined the Mexico national football team
.
on 2 June 2007 against Iran
. The game was held in his hometown San Luis Potosí
and Mexico won the game 4–0.
He went on to play in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
where he scored his first international goal against Cuba
.
He was then included in the squad for the 2007 Copa America. A pre-tournament injury to Jared Borgetti
gave Castillo a starting berth, and he proved influential in Mexico's first match of the tournament, scoring in a 2–0 win against Brazil
. He scored again against Ecuador
as Mexico secured a place in the knockout stages, and scored a brace in the quarter-final against Paraguay
, the first goal a penalty. Overall he was the third highest goal scorer of the tournament with four goals, behind Juan Román Riquelme
and Robinho
.
| 1 || 8 June 2007 || Giants Stadium
, East Rutherford
, United States
|| || 2–1 || 2–1 || 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 2 || 27 June 2007 || Polideportivo Cachamay
, Puerto Ordaz
, Venezuela
|| || 1–0 || 2–0 || 2007 Copa América
|-
| 3 || 1 July 2007 || Estadio Monumental de Maturín
, Maturín
, Venezuela || || 1–0 || 2–1 || 2007 Copa América
|-
| 4 || 8 July 2007 || Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela || || 1–0 || 6–0 || 2007 Copa América
|-
| 5 || 8 July 2007 || Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela || || 3–0 || 6–0 || 2007 Copa América
|-
| 6 || 1 April 2009 || Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
, San Pedro Sula
, Honduras
|| || 1–3 || 1–3 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|}
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, commonly called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital of, and most populous city in the Mexican state of the same name. The city lies at an elevation of 1,850 meters...
), is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
international footballer who currently plays for Aris
Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...
.
He began his career at Uruguayan club Danubio
Danubio F.C.
-History:Danubio was founded by the Bulgarian born brothers, Miguel and Juan Lazaroff, on March 1, 1932 together with other youths from the "Republica de Nicaragua" school in Montevideo...
, moving to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
at the age of 16 to play for Olympiacos.
Castillo spent seven years at Olympiacos, gradually developing into a regular starter over a three year period. Once established in the team Castillo helped Olympiacos to three consecutive league titles, prompting Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
to spend €20 million to secure his services in 2007. After only a handful of starts for Shakhtar, Castillo was dropped for refusing to allow team-mate Cristiano Lucarelli
Cristiano Lucarelli
He is a staunch admirer of Che Guevara, whose face is frequently displayed on Livorno fans' banners and T-shirts during matches. This first came to the fore in 1997, when, after scoring for Italy's Under-21 side, he celebrated by pulling his jersey over his face to reveal a shirt bearing the...
to take a penalty
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
. In December 2007, he moved on a year's loan to Premier League club Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
, paying a substantial amount of the loan fee himself. He would also be loaned out to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...
and MLS
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
club Chicago Fire.
He made his international debut for Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
on June 2, 2007 vs Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
, and represented his country in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...
and the 2007 Copa America.
Early Years
Castillo was born in the Mexican city San Luis Potosí, where his father, a Uruguayan professional footballer, played for San Luis. The family moved to South America while Castillo was still a small child. He started playing for club DanubioDanubio F.C.
-History:Danubio was founded by the Bulgarian born brothers, Miguel and Juan Lazaroff, on March 1, 1932 together with other youths from the "Republica de Nicaragua" school in Montevideo...
in the youth team. While participating with Danubio's youth team in a Brazilian tournament, Castillo was spotted by scouts from European clubs. He went on trial with Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
of England's Premier League, but Castillo failed to obtain a work permit and the door to join the club was closed.
Olympiacos (2000-2007)
At the age of 16, Castillo's father accepted an offer of the Greek club Olympiacos. Three years after he joined Olympiacos, Castillo became a regular starter in both the domestic and European competitions. He became a fan favourite with the Gate 7 UltrasUltras
Ultras are a type of sports fans renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...
and was even given the #7 shirt in deference to them.
After that point, his career took a down slide. A rumoured transfer to the Italian club Inter Milan
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
never happened, and changes in the management of the club combined with the arrival of former Brazil international Rivaldo
Rivaldo
Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira , commonly known simply as Rivaldo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Mogi Mirim, as an attacking midfielder and sometimes as a supporting striker.He most notably played five years with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he...
relegated him from his starting role to the bench. Other off the field issues with the coach and teammates had also contributed to increasing perceptions that Castillo was a problematic player.
In early 2006 his father (also his agent) began negotiations with the Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara, but talks were interrupted because Olympiacos weren't interested in negotiating for the player at the time.
Before this, in what Castillo thought was his last game for Olympiacos, he scored a free kick after "stealing" it from a team mate who was preparing to take it. He celebrated by running the length of the field and throwing his shirt to his fans at Gate 7. He was left looking somewhat sheepish without a shirt for the restart.
During the 2006–07 season
2006-07 in Greek football
This was the inaugural Super League Greece season. Olympiacos clinched the inaugural title on April 22 with their victory over Kerkyra, for their third straight title and 10th in the last 11 years....
Castillo was a solid starter. Many reports considered that the player had changed his attitude and solved off the field issues. The prospect of a more mature Castillo encouraged the officers of Olympiacos to renew his contract, extending its length four more years, and improving its economic conditions.
Castillo was the leading scorer for Olympiacos during the preparatory phase for the 2006–07 season, accumulating seven goals in friendly games. From then on his form only improved, scoring several goals in the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
and the domestic tournament, including a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
against Panionios. Castillo ended the season second to Rivaldo
Rivaldo
Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira , commonly known simply as Rivaldo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Mogi Mirim, as an attacking midfielder and sometimes as a supporting striker.He most notably played five years with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he...
in goals and assists for the club, which included three goals in five Champions League matches.
Shakhtar Donetsk (2007-2011)
On 31 July 2007, Castillo joined Ukrainian side Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
on a five-year contract for a fee of €20 million. This became the most expensive transfer for a Ukrainian club to date.
Castillo scored his first goal for Shakhtar while playing against SV Salzburg in the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. His stint was to be brief, though. Castillo had only played in a few games for Shakhtar when in a league match versus FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991...
, Shakhtar won a penalty kick. Castillo refused to give the ball to official penalty kick-taker Cristiano Lucarelli
Cristiano Lucarelli
He is a staunch admirer of Che Guevara, whose face is frequently displayed on Livorno fans' banners and T-shirts during matches. This first came to the fore in 1997, when, after scoring for Italy's Under-21 side, he celebrated by pulling his jersey over his face to reveal a shirt bearing the...
and took the penalty himself, which was saved. Castillo was immediately substituted from the game. Coach Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian former football player and current coach, and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. He is also the father of Rapid Bucharest coach, Răzvan Lucescu...
commented "What Castillo did, from a professional point of view, I've never seen anything like it before in my whole life. There will be some measures taken against Castillo".
On 15 December 2007, Castillo's agent told the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
: "There has been an agreement with Manchester City so that Nery can be with the club for one year on loan so he can prove himself and play active football." adding that City would have an option to buy Castillo once his loan period expires. Shakhtar president and Ukraine's richest man Rinat Akhmetov
Rinat Akhmetov
Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov is a Ukrainian businessman. He is the founder and President of System Capital Management, and is ranked among the wealthiest men in the nation. Akhmetov is also the owner and President of the Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk...
then said that City's offer of £1 million was too low, instead offering "a one-year loan – five million euros and there will be no options, meaning a right to buy (Castillo)... If Castillo finds his game ... then in a year we'll decide whether to take him back to Shakhtar or sell. And the price could be 20, or 30, or 40, or 50 million euros."
After failing to secure a place at Manchester City, Castillo returned to Shakhtar Donetsk at the end of his loan in January 2009.
On 1 July 2011, Castillo terminated his contract with Shakhtar to sign a permanent deal with Greek club Aris.
Manchester City (2008 loan)
It was announced on 18 December 2007 that Castillo had signed a one-year loan agreement with Manchester CityManchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
, commencing on 1 January 2008. Reportedly Castillo was keen to make the move happen and in a highly unusual move paid half of the loan fee himself. Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....
commented "He was desperate to come to us, desperate to come to England, desperate to come to the Premier League" and said he had never seen a player pay for half of a deal before.
He played his first match for Manchester City on 5 January 2008 in the third round of the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
, away to West Ham United. However, in the replay on 16 January 2008, his first home appearance for the club, he was stretchered off after 32 minutes with a broken shoulder.
He ended the season with 9 appearances, 7 of them coming in the Premier League.
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (2009 loan)
After Shakhtar Donetsk had failed to even include Castillo on the bench for the first two matches of the 2009/2010 season he was loaned to Ukrainian league rivals Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for a year on July 30, 2009.Chicago Fire (2010 loan)
On 17 July 2010, the Chicago Fire announced the signing of Castillo as their newest designated player. He arrived on loan with Chicago holding the option to make the transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk permanent. In being signed as a designated player, he became the second youngest designated player in Major League SoccerMajor League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
history.
Aris (2011-)
Castillo joined ArisAris Thessaloniki F.C.
Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...
on a six-month loan on 19 January, 2011. He played his first match for Aris on 30 January 2011, against arch rivals PAOK.
After a successful loan period in which he made ten league appearances and scored two goals, Castillo terminated his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk and signed a two-year contract with Aris on 1 July 2011.
Choosing nationality
Castillo was eligible for citizenship in four countries; UruguayUruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
because his father is from there; Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
due to his maternal grandparents; Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
because he resided there for more than six years and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
where he was born.
His first experience of international football came when he was called up to a Uruguay U-17 training camp. However he was released after playing a few friendly games. Next the Greek coach Otto Rehhagel
Otto Rehhagel
Otto Rehhagel is a German football coach and former football player. Along with Helmut Schön, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Udo Lattek and Hennes Weisweiler, he is considered one of the most successful German managers....
tried to secure his services for the Greece national football team
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
. Greece were reportedly willing to pay Castillo $800,000, including fast-tracked citizenship as part of the offer.
Ultimately, Castillo decided to play for the country of his birth and joined the Mexico national football team
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
.
Mexico national team
Castillo made his debut for MexicoMexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
on 2 June 2007 against Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
. The game was held in his hometown San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
and Mexico won the game 4–0.
He went on to play in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...
where he scored his first international goal against Cuba
Cuba national football team
The Cuba national football team is the national team of Cuba and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF....
.
He was then included in the squad for the 2007 Copa America. A pre-tournament injury to Jared Borgetti
Jared Borgetti
Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría is a retired Mexican footballer. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national team, with 46 goals. A prolific goal scorer at both club and national level, Borgetti was renowned for his heading ability...
gave Castillo a starting berth, and he proved influential in Mexico's first match of the tournament, scoring in a 2–0 win against Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
. He scored again against Ecuador
Ecuador national football team
The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...
as Mexico secured a place in the knockout stages, and scored a brace in the quarter-final against Paraguay
Paraguay national football team
The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...
, the first goal a penalty. Overall he was the third highest goal scorer of the tournament with four goals, behind Juan Román Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors. A longtime Argentine international, Riquelme is best known for his spells with Boca Juniors and Villarreal...
and Robinho
Robinho
Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...
.
International goals
|-| 1 || 8 June 2007 || Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...
, East Rutherford
East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|| || 2–1 || 2–1 || 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...
|-
| 2 || 27 June 2007 || Polideportivo Cachamay
Polideportivo Cachamay
The Polideportivo Cachamay or Centro Total de Entretenimiento Cachamay is a multipurpose stadium located on Avenida Guayana in Puerto Ordaz Bolivar State, Venezuela...
, Puerto Ordaz
Puerto Ordaz
Puerto Ordaz is a planned city which, together with the older settlement of San Felix, forms Ciudad Guayana in Bolívar State, eastern Venezuela. Puerto Ordaz is located at the confluence of the Caroní and Orinoco Rivers and is the site of the Llovizna Falls. There are bridges across the Caroni and...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
|| || 1–0 || 2–0 || 2007 Copa América
|-
| 3 || 1 July 2007 || Estadio Monumental de Maturín
Estadio Monumental de Maturín
The Estadio Monumental de Maturín is the largest stadium in Venezuela by seating capacity, with 51,796 spectators. It was one of the venues of the 2007 Copa America...
, Maturín
Maturín
Maturín is a city in Venezuela, the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas and a centre for instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry in Venezuela. The metropolitan area of Maturín has a population of 401,384 inhabitants...
, Venezuela || || 1–0 || 2–1 || 2007 Copa América
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| 4 || 8 July 2007 || Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela || || 1–0 || 6–0 || 2007 Copa América
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| 5 || 8 July 2007 || Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela || || 3–0 || 6–0 || 2007 Copa América
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| 6 || 1 April 2009 || Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano is a multi-purpose stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has facilities for athletics...
, San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...
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Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Olympiacos | 2000–01 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2001–02 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2002–03 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2003–04 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 11 | |
| 2004–05 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| 2005–06 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| 2006–07 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | |
| Shakhtar FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... |
2007-08 Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08 The 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on July 17, 2007, and ended on May 18, 2008... |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Manchester City | 2007-08 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Shakhtar FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... |
2008-09 Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09 The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya and Dnipro. The last round of matches were played on 26... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dnipro FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition... |
2008-09 Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09 The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya and Dnipro. The last round of matches were played on 26... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Fire | 2010 2010 Major League Soccer season The 2010 Major League Soccer season was the 98th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 32nd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 15th in MLS history. It began on March 25 at Seattle's Qwest Field with Seattle Sounders FC defeating the expansion... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Aris Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in... |
2010-11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 2011-12 2011–12 Superleague Greece The 2011–12 Superleague Greece is the 53rd season of the highest football league of Greece and the sixth under the name Superleague. The season will begin in late August or early September 2011 and will end in May 2012 with the last matches of the European playoff round... |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 152 | 33 | 42 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 215 | 47 | |
Club
Olympiacos- Superleague Greece (4): 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Greek CupGreek football CupThe Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
(2): 2005Greek Cup 2004-05The Greek Cup 2004-05 was the 63rd staging of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup, competition.The competition started on 10 September 2004 and concluded on 21 May 2005 with the Greek Cup Final, held at the Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras....
, 2006
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
(1): 20092009 UEFA Cup FinalThe 2009 UEFA Cup Final was the final match of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, the 38th season of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second-tier club football tournament. It was also the last final to be held under the UEFA Cup name, as the competition was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League from the 2009–10 season...
External links
- MLS player profile
- Nery Castillo career stats at SoccerbaseRacing PostThe Racing Post is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper, appearing in print form and online.From 30 May 2011 - 3 July 2011 it had a circulation of 56,507.-History:...