- Osvaldo Castro
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Osvaldo Castro Personal information Full name Osvaldo Castro Pelayos Date of birth October 17, 1948 Place of birth Copiapó, Chile Playing position Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1965–1968 Unión La Calera 95 (71) 1969–1971 Deportes Concepción 109 (65) 1972–1975 Club América 88 (49) 1975–1979 Club Jalisco 130 (91) 1979–1981 Deportivo Neza 85 (44) 1981–1982 Atlético Potosino 36 (24) 1983–1984 Pumas UNAM 53 (9) National team 1966–1977 Chile 28 (7) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Osvaldo Castro Pelayos (born 17 October 1948) is a retired Chilean footballer who played league football for clubs in Chile and Mexico, as well as playing international football for Chile.[1]
Career
Castro started with Chilean club Unión La Calera in 1965. He departed to Deportes Concepción in 1969 where he earned the title of Goalscorer in 1970 with 36 goals.
Following 136 goals scored in his first 5 seasons in Chile in 1971, he was transferred to Club América. In the 1973-1974 season he became top Primera División de Mexico goalscorer.
Castro joined Club Jalisco for the 1975–76 season, scoring 26 goals in 32 league appearances. In all he scored 91 league goals for the club in his four seasons with them. Following Jalisco's removal from the Primera division Castro joined Deportivo Neza in 1979–80, before moving on to Atlético Potosino for 1981/82. He played his last Mexican seasons with Pumas de la UNAM, finishing with them in 1983/84.[2]
He played for the Chile national football team on four occasions during the 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.[3]
References
Primera División de México top scorers 1944: Lángara | 1945: Aballay | 1946: Lángara | 1947: López | 1948: López | 1949: López | 1950: Ayllón | 1951: Casarín | 1952: López | 1953: Quiñones | 1954: Guerra/López/Palacio | 1955: Palacio | 1956: H. Hernández | 1957: Gutiérrez | 1958: Lara | 1959: González | 1960: Rolando | 1961: Lara/Reyes | 1963: Epaminondas | 1964: Etcheverry | 1965: Epaminondas | 1966: Zague | 1967: Epaminondas | 1968: B. Hernández | 1969: Estrada | 1970: Pereda | México '70: Anaya | 1971: Borja | 1972: Borja | 1973: Borja | 1974: Castro | 1975: Salgado | 1976: Cabinho | 1977: Cabinho | 1978: Cabinho | 1979: Cabinho/Sánchez | 1980: Cabinho | 1981: Cabinho | 1982: Cabinho | 1983: Outes | 1984: Outes | 1985: Cabinho | PRODE 85: Lira | México 1986: Cruz | 1987: Zalazar | 1988: Flores | 1989: Lira | 1990: Comas | 1991: García | 1992: García | 1993: Basay | 1994: Hermosillo | 1995: Hermosillo | 1996: Hermosillo | Invierno 1996: Muñoz | Verano 1997: Caballero/Sáez | Invierno 1997: García | Verano 1998: Cardozo | Invierno 1998: Blanco | Verano 1999: Cardozo | Invierno 1999: Olalde | Verano 2000: Bejines/Delgado/Abreu | Invierno 2000: Borgetti | Verano 2001: Borgetti | Invierno 2001: Rodríguez | Verano 2002: Abreu | Apertura 2002: Cardozo | Clausura 2003: Cardozo | Apertura 2003: Rey | Clausura 2004: Marioni/Silvera | Apertura 2004: Franco | Clausura 2005: Vuoso | Apertura 2005: Abreu/Gaitán/Kléber/Vuoso | Clausura 2006: Abreu/Cabañas | Apertura 2006: Marioni | Clausura 2007: Bravo | Apertura 2007: Moreno | Clausura 2008: Suazo | Apertura 2008: Mancilla | Clausura 2009: Mancilla | Apertura 2009: Villa | Bicentenario 2010: Fano/Gomez/J. Hernández | Apertura 2010: Benítez | Clausura 2011: Reyna | Apertura 2011: AlonsoPrimera División de Chile Top Scorers 1933: Carvallo • 1934: Giudice • 1935: Au. Domínguez / Ogaz • 1936: Bolaños • 1937: Bolaños • 1938: Pizarro • 1939: Al. Domínguez • 1940: Alonso / Valenzuela • 1941: Profetta • 1942: Romo • 1943: Machuca / Mancilla • 1944: Alcántara / Al. Domínguez • 1945: Cruche / Giorgi / J. Zárate • 1946: Cruche • 1947: Vera • 1948: J. Zárate • 1949: Lorca • 1950: Díaz • 1951: Aguilera / Tello • 1952: Meléndez • 1953: Robledo • 1954: Robledo • 1955: Moreno • 1956: Villarroel • 1957: Albella • 1958: Albella / Verdejo • 1959: Rios • 1960: Falcon • 1961: Landa / Campos • 1962: Campos • 1963: Álvarez • 1964: Escudero • 1965: Scandolli • 1966: Bracamonte / Campos • 1967: E. Zárate • 1968: Reinoso • 1969: E. Zárate • 1970: Castro • 1971: E. Zárate • 1972: Espinoza • 1973: Yavar • 1974: Crisosto • 1975: Pizarro • 1976: Fabbiani • 1977: Fabbiani • 1978: Fabbiani • 1979: Caszely • 1980: Caszely • 1981: Caszely / Cabrera / Marcoleta • 1982: Siviero • 1983: Olivera • 1984: Cabrera • 1985: Basay • 1986: Salgado • 1987: Hurtado • 1988: De Luca / Oré • 1989: Martínez • 1990: Martínez • 1991: Martínez • 1992: A. González • 1993: Figueroa • 1994: Acosta • 1995: Caballero / A. González • 1996: Véner • 1997-A: Bisconti • 1997-C: Báez / Vallejos • 1998: González • 1999: Núñez • 2000: P. González • 2001: Tapia • 2002-A: S. González • 2002-C: Neira • 2003-A: Cabañas • 2003-C: Biscayzacú • 2004-A: Galaz • 2004-C: Galaz • 2005-A: Estay / Mancilla / Sarabia • 2005-C: Díaz / Fierro / Montecinos • 2006-A: Suazo • 2006-C: Monje • 2007-A: Suazo • 2007-C: Villanueva • 2008-A: Barrios • 2008-C: Barrios • 2009-A: Paredes • 2009-C: Rivarola • 2010: Mirosevic • 2011-A: Urbano
Chile squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup 
Categories:- 1948 births
- Living people
- Chilean footballers
- Unión La Calera players
- Deportes Concepción footballers
- Club América footballers
- UNAM Pumas footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Chile international footballers
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
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