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Chory Castro
Uruguayan footballer (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Gonzalo Castro Randón.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Irizábal.
Gonzalo "Chory" Castro Irizábal (born 14 September 1984) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
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![]() Castro with Real Sociedad in 2015 | |||
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Full name | Gonzalo Castro Irizábal | ||
Date of birth | (1984-09-14) 14 September 1984 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Trinidad, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2001 | Porongos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2007 | Nacional | 81 | (21) |
2007–2012 | Mallorca | 131 | (23) |
2012–2016 | Real Sociedad | 94 | (12) |
2016–2018 | Málaga | 71 | (6) |
2018–2020 | Nacional | 67 | (6) |
2021–2023 | River Plate (UY) | 72 | (7) |
2023 | Nacional | 9 | (0) |
International career | |||
2005–2013 | Uruguay | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:17, 16 December 2023 (UTC) |
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He started his career at Nacional, but played mostly in La Liga after arriving in Spain at the age of 22, totalling 296 matches for Mallorca, Real Sociedad and Málaga over 11 seasons and scoring 41 goals.
Castro won five caps for the Uruguay national team in eight years.