- Héctor Castro
Héctor Castro (
November 29 ,1904 –September 15 ,1960 ) was aUruguay an football player and coach. When he was 13, he accidentally amputated his right forearm while using an electric saw, which gave origin to his nickname, "El manco". He was born inMontevideo .With the
Uruguay national football team ,Castro's goal won the firstFIFA World Cup in 1930. In addition, the team won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympic Games, as well as theCopa América in 1926 and 1935.Castro began his career in 1923/24 with Nacional, And was the first player to score in a world cup game for
Uruguay . At Nacional he won three Uruguayan Championships (1924, 1933, 1934), before retiring in 1936. After retiring as a player, Castro worked as a football coach with Nacional. He won the Uruguayan championship in 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, and again in 1952.He died in 1960 at the age of 55.
Honours
Player:
*FIFA World Cup: 1930
*Olympic Games: 1928
*Copa América : 1926, 1935
*Uruguayan Championship: 1924, 1933, 1934Coach:
*Uruguayan Championship: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1952 (1939: assistant coach)
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