Miguel Castillo

Miguel Angel Castillo Flores (born 30 September 1983) is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Victoria in the Honduran National League.

Miguel Angel Castillo Flores
Personal information
Full name Miguel Angel Castillo Flores
Date of birth (1983-09-30) 30 September 1983
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Victoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Olimpia
2002–2006 Broncos UNAH
2006–2009 Motagua (1)
2009–2012 Olimpia
2012–2013 Victoria
2013– Real España
National team‡
2008– Honduras 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2009-05-31
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2009-07-04
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Flores.

Club career

Castillo has played four years for Broncos UNAH, then moved to Motagua and Olimpia where he started his career.

When at Motagua, he and his brother joined a training camp in Turkey to try to seal a contract with an overseas club.[1]

In summer 2012, new Olimpia coach Danilo Tosello deemed Castillo surplus to requirements[2] and he subsequently joined Victoria.

International career

He made his debut for Honduras in a May 2008 friendly match against Belize and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]

His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Haiti.

Personal life

Castillo was born in Tegucigalpa and, with his brother, raised by his father Miguel Ángel since their mother left them at an early age. His brother Fernando Castillo played alongside him at Olimpia and Motagua.

References
  1. Miguel y Fernando Castillo a Turquía Archived 2013-02-17 at Archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Miguel Castillo tampoco seguirá en Olimpia - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. Miguel Castillo – FIFA competition record
  4. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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