Gonzalo Castro (futlist) - Uruguayancentral midfielder, playing for the Spanish club Malaga, as well as for the national Uruguay national football team. Uruguayan Champion Examples in 2002 and 2006, winner of the 2005 Uruguay Cup. The player is most recognizable by his nickname “Chori”, which was given to him by Spanish fans and fans.
Gonzalo Castro Irisabal: biography, acquaintance with football
Born on September 14, 1984 in the cityTrinidad (capital of Flores department), Uruguay. He grew up and was raised in an ordinary family - his father was the foreman of an agricultural group on a farm, and his mother was a primary school teacher in a secondary school. Since childhood, Gonzalo Castro early in love with football - at the age of three he was already a real fan of the local football club Nacional. Every weekend, Gonzalo and his father spent time in front of the TV, rooting for their favorite football club. Soon the guy signed up for the football section, where he wanted for so long. The six-year-old child impressed everyone with his talent and “football” understanding of the game. As a result, Gonzalo Castro quickly became the leader among his young teammates. It was here that the first cups, gold medals and other awards were won.
Professional career
In the summer of 2002, Gonzalo Castro became a player.your favorite club "Nacional". In July of the same year, the footballer debuted in a match against Senral Espanyol. The young 18-year-old Chori played a great match, significantly affecting his outcome - 3: 1 in favor of Nacional. In the debut game, Gonzalo Castro demonstrated the real qualities of an attacking midfielder and overnight playmaker. All game attacks and moments were built on the writings of Chori, on whose account 2 “assists” (assist).
Gonzalo Castro’s game satisfied everyoneboth club management and players with fans. Chori gradually increased his authority and became a key player in the base and starting lineup. The game of "tricolor" began to gradually improve, which has not been seen for several seasons. As a result, the Uruguayan Primera 2002/2003 was won, and Gonzalo Castro (photo below) was awarded the title of "Best Young Player of the Season".
Sports consistency, first titles, the race "scorers"
The next few seasons were no trophies,However, the football player constantly showed good statistics and was a real leader in the team. In 2005, Gonzalo and Nacional won the transition tournament of Uruguay, and also won gold medals in Example 2005/2006. Being a midfield player, Gonzalo Castro scored a crazy amount of goals, becoming one of the top scorers in the Uruguayan Examples.
First transfer and transfer to Spain
In 2007, the real Chori began.transfer hunting among European clubs. One of these was a football club from Spain "Mallorca". Both sides managed to achieve the desired consensus, which eventually led to a transfer - Chori goes to Mallorca for five years. The Uruguayan midfielder eagerly signed all the necessary papers and began packing his bags for the flight to Spain. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed, however, as well as the player’s wages, which could not be a large amount.
In the Spanish club, Chori could not very longto gain a foothold - the footballer was very rarely released in the starting lineup, which greatly influenced his quality of play. This went on for two seasons. Gonzalo Castro came out very rarely, playing practice was relatively small. However, the player did not lose morale and waited for his turn.
Beginning in 2009, he really began to playfootball. He demonstrated in one of the games the excellent qualities of a playmaker and an assistant, and they began to treat the Uruguayan in a completely different way. A few months later, he became a key player for the Islanders. In the Spanish season La Liga 2009/2010 Gonzalo played 35 matches in which he distinguished himself with six goals and twelve assists. The following season was not too different from the previous one - in 33 matches, 5 goals scored and 9 assists. Statistics football was not the coolest in La Liga, but within the "Mallorca" player was one of the best. In the 2011-2012 Spanish Championship season, Chori repeated his own results of the 2009/2010 season.
Gonzalo Castro: a career in Real Sociedad
В июне в 2012-го года закончился контракт Uruguayan in Mallorca. At that time, the football club was experiencing some financial difficulties, so no one stuttered about extending the contract with Castro. As a result, the football player found himself in the football world with the status of "free agent". Just a few weeks later, the Uruguayan midfielder received an offer from the Real Sociedad team, which he gladly accepted. “The new club is a new challenge, but also a good salary,” the Uruguayan thought to himself.
As part of the “white-blue” Castro played almostfour years. In Spain, everyone already knew about him, so no one was surprised when Chori scored another goal against his opponent. According to experts, he spent his best football years at Sociedad.
In December 2016, the Uruguayan midfielder signed a contract for the transition to Malaga.
Performances for the national team of Uruguay
Дебютная игра Чори за сборную Уругвая состоялась On August 17, 2005, when Celeste met in a match against Spain, the latter won 2-0. Over the next season, Gonzalo Castro played for his team a couple of times, but then he did not call until 2012.
Gonzalo "Chori" has a sister, Julian, who also plays football. Juliana Castro plays the attacking position and stands for the Uruguayan women's national football team.
