Jesús Castro González

Jesús Castro
Personal information
Full name Jesús Antonio Castro González
Date of birth (1951-01-23)23 January 1951
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Date of death 26 July 1993(1993-07-26) (aged 42)
Place of death Pechón, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1966–1968 Ensidesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1985 Sporting Gijón 417 (0)
National team
1971 Spain U23 4 (0)
1969–1974 Spain amateur 16 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Castro and the second or maternal family name is González.

Jesús Antonio Castro González (23 January 1951 – 26 July 1993) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He appeared in 315 La Liga games during 14 seasons with his only club, Sporting de Gijón.[1]

Club career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Castro spent his entire professional career with neighbouring club Sporting de Gijón, signing on 11 March 1968 from local amateurs CD Ensidesa. He amassed 64 Segunda División appearances in his first three seasons combined, including all 38 games in 1969–70 to help the team promote to La Liga as champions.

Castro made his debut in the top flight on 13 September 1970, in a 0–2 away loss against Celta de Vigo.[2] He finished the campaign with 25 matches, in an eventual 12th-place finish.

From 1971 until 1985, Castro all but competed in the top level. Following the emergence of fellow youth graduate Juan Carlos Ablanedo[3] and a herniated disc injury from which he never recovered and that led to him becoming the first Spanish player to be eligible for a disability grant,[4] he retired at the age of 36; over the course of three separate editions, he appeared in eight UEFA Cup games.

Personal life

Castro's older brother, Enrique, was also a footballer. A striker, he too spent several years with Sporting, also representing FC Barcelona and Spain.[5][6]

Death

On 26 July 1993, aged 42, Castro rescued two English boys from drowning in the beach of Pechón, in Cantabria. He died shortly after, in unclear circumstances.[7][8][1]

Honours

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Quién fue… Jesús Castro: otro héroe que sacrificó su vida por la de dos desconocidos" [Who was… Jesús Castro: another heroe who sacrificed his life for that of two strangers] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. "2–0: El Gijón no fue enemigo de cuidado para el Celta de Vigo" [2–0: Gijón posed no real threat to Celta de Vigo] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 September 1970. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. "Una leyenda en la portería gijonesa" [A legend in Gijón's goal] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. "Maceda estudia solicitar una pensión por invalidez permanente a la Seguridad Social" [Maceda considering Social Security pension request due to permanent disability] (in Spanish). El País. 6 January 1989. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. "Los inicios de Quini y Castro" [The beginnings of Quini and Castro] (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  6. "El Ayuntamiento rendirá homenaje a Quini a partir de mañana con una exposición y la inauguración de un parque" [City Hall will pay homage to Quini as of tomorrow with exhibit and opening of park] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. "Castro, ex portero del Sporting, se ahoga tras salvar a un niño" [Castro, former Sporting goalkeeper, drows after rescuing boy] (in Spanish). El País. 27 July 1993. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  8. "Avilés se volcó en el ultimo adiós al ex portero Castro" [Avilés closed ranks in last goodbye to former goalkeeper Castro] (PDF) (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 29 July 1993. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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