Diego Castaño

Diego Rafael Castaño (born June 8, 1979 in Bragado) is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Tigre.[1][2]

Diego Castaño
Personal information
Full name Diego Rafael Castaño
Date of birth (1979-06-08) June 8, 1979
Place of birth Bragado, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tigre
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 9 de Julio (BA)
2003–2004 Rivadavia de Lincoln
2004–2014 Tigre 241 (9)
2014 Sarmiento 5 (0)
2014–2015 Rivadavia de Lincoln
2016– Tigre 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Career

Castaño started his career in the lower leagues of Argentine football, playing for 9 de Julio de Buenos Aires and then Rivadavia de Lincoln before signing for Tigre in 2004.

Castaño has been part of Tigre's rise through the divisions, his first season with the club saw them win the Apertura and the Clausura to secure promotion to the Argentine 2nd division. In 2007 the club were promoted to the Argentine Primera. The Apertura 2007 was Tigre's first season in the Primera since 1980, and Castaño's first taste of top flight football. Castaño was a key member of the first team, playing in nearly all of Tigre's games. The club finished in 2nd place which was the highest league finish in their history.

References
  1. Diego Castaño at Soccerway
  2. "Diego Rafael Castaño". argentinesoccer.com.


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