Carlos Castro

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Personal information
Carlos Castro
Full name	Carlos Castro Mora
Date of birth	September 10, 1978 (1978-09-10) (age 29)
Place of birth	Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height	174cm
Playing position	defender, left midfielder
Club information
Current club	LD Alajuelense
Number	11
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2003 2003 2004-2006 2007 2008-	LD Alajuelense Rubin Kazan LD Alajuelense FK Haugesund LD Alajuelense	175 (4) 17
National team
	Costa Rica
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

This article is about the Costa Rican footballer. For the Salvadoran novelist, see Carlos Castro (writer).

Carlos Castro Mora (born 10 September 1978) is a Costa Rican football player. Who currently plays for LD Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Primera División.

He has played for a few teams, including LD Alajuelense in the past, where he was kicked off of the team for apparently drinking problems (which he denies) and Rubin Kazan in Russia . He has played as left back or left midfielder and dribbles and crosses well, he also has good passing skills. In January 2007 he signed on a free deal for Norwegian firstdivision club, FK Haugesund, but left the club in January 2008 due to the family didn't want to stay in Norway.^[1]

He made his debut for the Ticos in 2000 against Paraguay and collected his 46th and last cap (until September 2006) in 2005 against China. Castro was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, featuring in midfield in all three games. He also played in the 1997 World Youth Cup.

He decided to go back to Costa Rica after a good season in Norway, and of course, signed back with his beloved team, LD Alajuelense. As soon as he signed, he became usual in the starting line-up.

v • d • e Costa Rica squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 Lonnis • 2 Drummond • 3 Marín • 4 Wright • 5 Martínez • 6 López • 7 Fonseca • 8 Solís • 9 Wanchope • 10 Centeno • 11 Gómez • 12 Parks • 13 Vallejos • 14 Rodríguez • 15 Wallace • 16 Bryce • 17 Medford • 18 Mesén • 19 Cordero • 20 Sunsing • 21 Chinchilla • 22 Castro • 23 Morgan • Coach: Guimarães

v • d • e

LD Alajuelense – current squad

1 Alfaro • 2 Palma • 3 Salazar • 4 Montero • 5 Oviedo • 6 Estrada • 9 Parks • 10 Quintanilla • 11 Castro • 12 Gabas • 13 Aguilar • 15 Wallace • 16 Ramos • 17 Herrera • 18 Myrie • 19 Víquez • 21 Núñez • 22 Cunningham • 23 Pemberton • 24 Dawson • 25 Rodríguez • 26 J. González • 28 Nassar • 29 A. González • 30 Solórzano • 31 Ruiz • 33 Campos • Coach: Arnáez