Segundo Castillo

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Personal information
Segundo Castillo

Full name	Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno
Date of birth	May 15, 1982 (1982-05-15) (age 26)
Place of birth	San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Red Star Belgrade
Number	35
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2003 2003–2006 2006–	Club Deportivo ESPOLI El Nacional Red Star Belgrade	66 (11) 112 (11) 072 (19)
National team²
2004–	Ecuador	30 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 4 July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno (born May 15, 1982 in San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Red Star Belgrade in the Serbian Superliga.

[edit] International Career

He broke into the Ecuadorian national team in 2005 and made his debut against Venezuela and was included in their squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup due to his remarkable willingness to attack even as a defensive midfielder.

On May 24, 2006 in a friendly game against Colombia, he scored a goal for his country in the second half. They later tied 1-1 in New York.^[1] His impressive display against the Colombian team later earned him a starting lineup position for Ecuador in the World Cup, and he remains one of Ecuador's best players today.

Castillo scored only his second international goal in a 26 March 2008 3-1 friendly win against Haiti.

[edit] Club Career

On August 31, 2006 he signed a two year deal with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade, former European Cup champions, from El Nacional in Quito. He scored an impressive 8 goals during his first season at his new club and he was the key to reach the double in Serbia, being rated as a world class player.

He was spotted by many important European clubs, and in July 2007 it was believed that Castillo had reached an agreement with Italian powerhouse Juventus FC.^[2] However, Red Star chose to keep him for the remaining pre-season to strengthen their efforts to qualify for the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League.

[edit] References

^ "Ecuador 1-1 Colombia: Castillo earns draw", ESPNsoccernet, 2006-05-25. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
^ "'I'm a Juventino', claims Castillo", Goal.com, 2007-07-20. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.

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Red Star Belgrade – current squad

1 Ranđelović • 3 Anđelković • 4 Pantić • 5 Trajković • 6 Đorđević • 7 Milijaš • 8 Koroman • 9 Barcos • 10 Burzanović • 11 Tričkovski • 13 Tutorić • 14 Blažić • 15 Betoligar • 17 Bogdanović • 18 Bronowicki • 21 Gueye • 22 Banović • 23 Ninkov • 26 Adamović • 27 Rašković • 28 Tomović • 29 Malinić • 30 Basta • 31 Bajković • 32 Milovanović • 35 Castillo • 88 Jestrović • Manager: Janković

v • d • e Ecuador squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Villafuerte • 2 Guagua • 3 Hurtado • 4 de la Cruz • 5 Perlaza • 6 Urrutia • 7 Lara • 8 Méndez • 9 Borja • 10 Kaviedes • 11 Delgado • 12 Mora • 13 Ambrosi • 14 Castillo • 15 Ayoví • 16 Valencia • 17 Espinoza • 18 Reasco • 19 Saritama • 20 E. Tenorio • 21 C. Tenorio • 22 Lanza • 23 Benítez • Coach: Suárez