Palic Castillo

Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo Valerio (born 7 September 1965) is a retired Honduran football player who played for the national team in the 1990s.

Palic Castillo
Personal information
Full name Ciro Paulino Castillo Valerio
Date of birth (1965-09-07) 7 September 1965
Place of birth Honduras
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1997 Marathón (35)
1991–1992 Real España (13)
1993–1994 Alajuelense
1994–1995 Cartaginés
International career
1991–1993 Honduras 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Nicknamed Palic, Castillo scored 35 league goals for Honduran side Marathón and another 13 with Real España over a 10-year period.[1] He also scored 10 goals in 76 games in the Costa Rican league with Alajuelense and Cartaginés.[2]

International career

Castillo made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at that one tournament, the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup.[3]

His final international was a January 1993 friendly match against Bolivia.

Retirement

In June 2010, Castillo rejoined his old club Marathón to become a reserves trainer and talent scout.[4]

References

  1. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-12-12 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Costa Rica como destino Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Costa Rica en la Copa Uncaf 1991 - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. “Quique” Grey y “Palic” Castillo al Marathón Archived 2013-12-12 at archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
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