Álex Castro

For the Filipino singer, see Alex Castro.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

Alejandro "Álex" Castro Martín (born 20 December 1974) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Las Palmas, Castro spent the vast majority of his professional career in his native Canary Islands. He made his professional debut with UD Las Palmas, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–2 home victory against Levante UD on 17 May 1997 for the Segunda División championship.[1] His only other appearance of the season was on 15 June, as he played the entirety of a 3–0 win at CD Toledo.[2]

From 1998 to 2000 Castro contributed with 56 league appearances, including 31 in the latter campaign to help his team promote to La Liga, as champions.[3] His first and only game in the top level occurred on 1 October 2000, 27 minutes in a 1–5 away loss to Valencia CF;[4] in January of the following year, he was loaned to neighbouring CD Tenerife in the second level,[5] joining in the same predicament fellow league club CD Numancia roughly one year later.

Castro subsequently returned to Las Palmas, being relegated from division two in 2004.[6] He retired in June 2009 at the age of 34, after spells in Segunda División B with Castillo CF, CD San Isidro and UD Villa de Santa Brígida.

Personal life

Castro is one of five brothers, of which Guillermo and Rubén were also footballers. All three came through at their hometown club, with the youngest enjoying his greatest success at Real Betis.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Abierto hasta el final (Up for grabs until the end); Mundo Deportivo, 18 May 1997 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Neta superioridad canaria (Canarians dominated from end to end); Mundo Deportivo, 16 June 1997 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Villarreal vuelve a Primera (Villarreal returns to Primera); Mundo Deportivo, 29 May 2000 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ 'Manita' del Valencia (Valencia 'fiver'); Mundo Deportivo, 2 October 2000 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Álex, muy cerca de llegar como cedido (Álex, very close to arriving on loan); Mundo Deportivo, 31 December 2000 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Rayo no necesita de ningún 'milagro' (Rayo does not need any 'miracle'); Mundo Deportivo, 20 June 2004 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Rubén Castro, otro talento grancanario (Rubén Castro, another talent from Gran Canaria); Mundo Deportivo, 5 October 2001 (Spanish)

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