Carlos Eduardo Castro Mora (born 10 September 1978) is a retired Costa Rican football player.
Early life
Castro was raised by his grandparents.Carlos Castro, el talentoso lateral izquierdo de Costa Rica que tuvo éxito gracias a sus abuelos espn.com.mx
Club career He made his professional debut on 19 October 1997 for Alajuelense against Puntarenas and also scored his first goal against Puntarenas on 15 November 1998,Castro en datos (2002 Profile) - Nación but was rumoured to be kicked off of the team for apparently drinking problems (which he denies). In 2003, he moved abroad to play for Rubin Kazan in Russia whom he left in May 2004Mundialista costarricense Carlos Castro deja el futbol ruso - Nación to return to Alajuelense. 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 first division club, FK Haugesund, but left the club in January 2008 due to the family did not want to stay in Norway. - FK Haugesund He decided to go back to Costa Rica after a good season in Norway, and signed for his beloved team, Alajuelense.Carlos Castro regresa a Alajuelense - Nación As soon as he signed, he became a regular in the starting line-up. In June 2010 he left them for PuntarenasCarlos Castro firmó con Puntarenas - Nación and he later played for Brujas.
In summer 2011 he had a very short stint at Herediano, joining them in JuneHerediano ficha a Castro y Salazar - Nación and leaving them already in August.Carlos Castro queda fuera del Herediano - Nación In summer 2012, Castro was snapped up by CarmelitaDaniel Jiménez y Mario Camacho reforzarán a Carmelita en repechaje contra Orión - Nación and on 1 May 2014 he announced his retirement.Carlos Castro anunció su retiro del fútbol - Teletica
International career Castro played at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship and 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
He made his senior debut for the Ticos in a June 2000 friendly match against Paraguay and has earned a total of 48 caps, scoring 1 goal.Appearances for Costa Rica National Team - RSSSF He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in Costa Rica's all three matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also played at the 2003 UNCAF Nations CupQualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF as well as at the 2002CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF and 2003 CONCACAF Gold CupsCONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF and the 2001 Copa América.Copa América 2001 - RSSSF
His final international was an October 2007 friendly match against Haiti.
International goals Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 13 October 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 2–0 2–2 Friendly match
Honours Primera División de Costa Rica (5): 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05 Copa Interclubes UNCAF (2): 2002, 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003
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