Gonzalo_Castro

Gonzalo Castro

Gonzalo Castro

German footballer

Not to be confused with Uruguayan footballer Chory Castro.

Gonzalo Castro Randón (born 11 June 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2] He is also a former Germany international.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Randón.
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Club career

Bayer Leverkusen

Castro before coming on in a match in 2012

Born in Wuppertal to Spanish parents, he began his career with Post SV Wuppertal. Other clubs during his youth were Viktoria Rott and SV Bayer Wuppertal.[citation needed] In 1999, he moved to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. At 17, he played his first game for the Leverkusen senior team in the Bundesliga and in the Champions League.[3] In his first year, he played the last 13 matches of the season.[citation needed] He played 21 times in the 2005–06 season as a substitute.[citation needed] From 2006, Castro moved from midfield to the back four of Leverkusen and played with solid performances in the starting eleven.[citation needed] For four years in a row he largely held his place. Only in the 2010–11 season, he saw his place on the right side of defence contested by Daniel Schwaab. Since the 2012–13 season, Castro has again played in midfield.[citation needed]

Castro trained as a sports and fitness administrator at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[citation needed]

Borussia Dortmund

On 24 May 2015, it was announced that Castro would join Borussia Dortmund after a transfer release clause of 11 million was met, signing a four-year deal.[4] On 28 October, Castro scored a brace in a 7–1 win against Paderborn in the second round of the DFB-Pokal. On 29 November, Castro scored his first league goal for Dortmund in a 4–1 win over VfB Stuttgart.[5] On 20 April 2016, he was one of three goalscorers as Borussia won 3–0 away at Hertha BSC in the semi-final of the same competition to reach the 2016 DFB-Pokal Final.[6] In March 2017, the club extended his contract until 30 June 2020.[7]

VfB Stuttgart

On 29 June 2018, Castro signed a three-year-contract with VfB Stuttgart, enabling him to join the club on 1 July 2018.[8]

Arminia Bielefeld

On 21 December 2021, Castro signed for Arminia Bielefeld on a contract until the end of the season with an option to extend the deal for a further year.[9]

In September 2022, after his contract with Arminia was not renewed, Castro announced his retirement from professional football.[10]

International career

In his youth, Castro was invited by the Spanish Football Federation to several courses.[11] He played a single match for a Spanish junior selection and chose at the age of 18 to play for the German Football Association.[12][13] Castro has played for the German national U-21 team at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[14] After three test caps at the beginning of 2006, Castro gained a place in the German squad for the finals of the U-21 European Championship 2006 in Portugal. There he delivered solid performances. His biggest footballing success was winning the U-21 Championship 2009 in Sweden under coach Horst Hrubesch. In a 4–0 victory in the final against England, Castro scored the first goal in the 23rd minute.[citation needed]

In the European Championship qualifier against the Czech Republic on 24 March 2007, Castro was called up to the senior squad for the first time and four days later, he made his debut against Denmark. Following this, Castro would never again feature in the national squad.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Castro with Borussia Dortmund in 2015
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  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearance in DFL-Ligapokal
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  6. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen[32]

Borussia Dortmund

Germany U21[33]

Individual

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