- Ramiro Castillo
Football player infobox
playername = Ramiro Castillo
fullname =
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1966|3|27
cityofbirth =Coripata
countryofbirth =Bolivia
dateofdeath =October 18 ,1997 (Aged 31)
cityofdeath =La Paz
countryofdeath =Bolivia
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1987-1988
1988-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993
1985-1986 / 1993-1996
1997
clubs = Instituto
Argentinos Juniors
River Plate
Rosario Central
Platense
The Strongest
Bolívar
caps(goals) = 27 (1)
69 (8)
10 (1)
16 (0)
23 (1)
108 (17)
30 (8)
nationalyears = 1989-1997
nationalteam = Bolivia
nationalcaps(goals) = 52 (5)
pcupdate = March 2008Ramiro Castillo Salinas (born
March 27 ,1966 – diedOctober 18 ,1997 ) was a footballmidfielder who was capped 52 times and scored 5 international goals for Bolivia between 1989 and 1997. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers] ] He made one substitute appearance at the1994 FIFA World Cup .Castillo was born in
Coripata , a small town in the sub-tropicalYungas region. His first professional team wasThe Strongest , club with which he always identified. From there he went to play successfully in the Argentine football, defending the colors of Instituto de Córdoba,Argentinos Juniors , River Plate,Rosario Central and Platense. He set a record for the most appearances in the Argentine league by a Bolivian player with 152 games, he scored 10 goals in Argentina too.Later in his career he returned to Bolivia where he played for The Strongest and
Club Bolívar .Castillo's nickname was "Chocolatín" by the colour of his skin.
He played at the
Copa América 1997 (in Bolivia), where Bolivia were runners-up, losing the final to Brazil. Despite being the tournament’s MVP, Castillo missed the final game due to the sudden death of his infant son. Castillo never recovered from this and committed suicide shortly thereafter.The Bolivian football association announced a month of mourning after his death, and the derby game between his former clubs The Strongest and Bolívar was postponed. In Argentina there was a minutes silence at the game between his former club Platense and Gimnasia de Jujuy where the players wore black armbands.
References
External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=14224 National Football Teams player profile]
*es icon [http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2007/2007-10-18/vernotaaldia.php?id=071018164008 Article on the 10 year anniversary of his death]
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