Luis Ernesto Castro
Luis Castro, full name Luis Ernesto Castro ( born July 31, 1921 in Palermo, Montevideo, † 16 December 2002 ) was a Uruguayan football player.
Association
Born in the Barrio Palermo Castro was the brother of the two football players Braulio Castro (Nacional) and Enrique Castro ( Nacional). The Castro used especially as right striker is described as competes faster, dribbling powerful, nimble, two-footed player. He played from 1936 to 1950 for Nacional Montevideo. After Castro first played there in the youth team, he was a member from 1939 - the year of his debut in the First team - until 1949 the squad in La Liga on. During this period he completed in the league at least 137 games in which he scored 72 goals. Competition Across 274 inserts and 116 goals will be done for him. In the years 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946 and 1947 provided by the fans nicknamed Mandrake Castro won each of the Uruguayan championship with the Bolsos. 1940, 1942 and 1946 also kept you in the Copa Aldao, 1945 in the Copa de Confraternidad Escobar Gerona the upper hand. His next career station he chose in Argentina with Racing Club. There he was active in 1950, but returned later that year to Uruguay back. From 1950 to 1954, he stood in rows of the Uruguayan club Defensor. From 1951 to 1953 " La Violeta " 35 games and nine goals listed for him at.
National
Castro was a member of the senior national team of Uruguay, where he graduated in 1954 19 internationals between 10 January 1942 and 5 June. He scored four international goals. By Celeste in 1942, he won the South American Championship in domestic Uruguay. Castro took with Uruguay in addition to the 1954 World Cup and was a scheduled in the squad as a left striker. However, in the course of the competition, he came to no use.
Achievements
- South American champions: 1942
- 7x Uruguayan champion: 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947
- 3x Copa Aldao: 1940, 1942, 1946
- Copa de Confraternidad Escobar Gerona: 1945