Santiago Castro
Personal information
Full name Santiago Castro Anido[1]
Date of birth (1947-05-16) 16 May 1947
Place of birth Mugardos, Spain[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Youth career
Galicia Mugardos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1966 Arsenal Ferrol
1966–1968 Ferrol 59 (17)
1968–1971 Barcelona 19 (1)
1971–1980 Celta de Vigo 276 (30)
Total 354 (48)
International career
1970 Spain U23 1 (0)
Managerial career
1984–1985 Gran Peña
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Santiago Castro Anido (born 16 May 1947) is a Spanish former professional footballer.

Club career

Born in Mugardos, Castro started his career with local side Galicia Mugardos.[3] He played for Arsenal Ferrol, scoring 26 goals and helping the side achieve promotion to the Tercera División.[3] These performances caught the eye of fellow Ferrol-based club Racing de Ferrol.[3]

After good performances with Racing de Ferrol in the Segunda División, Castro was signed by Barcelona at the end of the 1967–68 season.[4] He had supported Barcelona as a child, listing Luis Suárez as an idol.[4] Military service delayed his Barcelona debut, as he was stationed in Cartagena, Barcelona and Madrid.[3][4] He eventually made his debut at the end of the 1968–69 season, also playing in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that season.[4]

In March 1971, he made the move to Celta de Vigo, as part of an exchange deal including Quique Costas.[4][5] His career in Vigo started well, with a goal on his debut against Real Madrid.[5] He went on to play 328 games in all competitions for Celta.[5]

Later life

Following his retirement from playing, Castro worked as a youth coach at Celta de Vigo, then as part of the background staff of the first team.[6] He also had a brief spell as manager of Gran Peña.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Santiago Castro at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Santiago Castro at BDFutbol
  3. 1 2 3 4 Rodríguez Sánchez, José Luis (6 November 2014). "Momentos Celta-Granada: Santiago Castro, el pulmón de los 70" [Celta-Granada moments: Santiago Castro, the lungs of the 70s]. vavel.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Santiago Castro". yojugueenelcelta.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tal día como hoy nacía Santiago Castro" [On this day Santiago Castro was born]. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). 16 May 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Media vida dedicada al club celeste" [Half a life dedicated to the celestial club]. farodevigo.es (in Spanish). 12 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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