José Ignacio Castillo
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| José Ignacio Castillo | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ignacio Castillo Álvarez | |
| Date of birth | April 11, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Pisa | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ? 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2007 2006-2007 2007- |
Independiente de Tandil Brindisi Nardò Vigor Lamezia Gallipoli → Frosinone (loan) Pisa |
? (?) 23 (15) 34 (17) 32 (24) 55 (40) 30 (5) 38 (21) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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José Ignacio Castillo Álvarez[1] (born April 11, 1975 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football (soccer) player currently on the books of Pisa Calcio.
A prolific striker, nicknamed Nacho,[2] he moved in Italy in 2001 to join Serie D club Brindisi, offering a massive contribution to their promotion to Serie C2 thanks to 15 goals in 23 matches. Despite this, he was not initially allowed to try his luck into professional football due to his lack of a European Union passport, and consequently opted to join Apulian Serie D side Nardò, where he scored 17 goals. In 2003 he left Nardò for Vigor Lamezia, where he scored an impressive 24 goals in 32 matches. In 2004, Castillo returned to Apulia to join newly-promoted but ambitious Serie D side Gallipoli, helping them to gain two consecutive promotions thanks to a 40 goals in 55 matches, being now able to play into Serie C2 during the 2005-06 season after having finally obtained an Italian passport at the age of 29.[2]
For the 2006-07 season, Castillo agreed to join Serie B side Frosinone in a loan deal, but failed to impress, scoring only 5 goals in 30 matches and being mostly featured as a substitute during the campaign. For the following season, Castillo signed for newly-promoted Serie B club Pisa, and presented himself by scoring two winning goals to Bari in his debut match with the nerazzurri.
