Segundo Castillo

Infobox Football biography
playername = Segundo Castillo


fullname = Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|5|15
cityofbirth = San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas
countryofbirth = Ecuador
height = height|m=1.77
nickname =
position = Central midfielder
currentclub = Everton
(on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
clubnumber = 8
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000–2003
2003–2006
2006–
2008–
clubs = Club Deportivo ESPOLI
Club Deportivo El Nacional
Red Star Belgrade
→ Everton (loan)
caps(goals) = 066 (11)
112 (11)
072 (18)
002 0(1)
nationalyears = 2004–
nationalteam = fb|Ecuador
nationalcaps(goals) = 033 0(2)
pcupdate = 07:17, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 4 July 2007

Segundo "Gunner" Alejandro Castillo Nazareno (born May 15 1982 in San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder at English Premier League club Everton.

Castillo is on loan from Serbia's Red Star Belgrade who are loaning the player themselves from Ecuadorian club Club Deportivo El Nacional. [cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/08/28/everton-make-shock-move-for-blackburn-reject-segundo-castillo-115875-20714602/|title=Everton make shock move for Blackburn reject Segundo Castillo|accessdate=2008-08-28]

Club career

Castillo started his career with Quito's Club Deportivo ESPOLI spending 3 years with the team, scoring a decent 11 goals in 66 appearances. He then moved across the capital to one of Ecuador's most successful sides Club Deportivo El Nacional, with whom he won successive league titles in 2005 and 2006. He again scored 11 goals in 112 matches for the club.cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/segundo-castillo|title= Players: Squad Profiles: Segundo Castillo|publisher=www.evertonfc.com|accessdate=2008-08-28]

In August 2006 he moved abroad, signing a two year deal with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade. [ [http://www.politika.co.yu/rubrike/Sport/t5410.lt.html Ailton i Kastiljo na "Marakani", "Politika", September 1, 2006] ] He scored 8 goals during his first season at his new club and was a key player when the team won the double in 2007. Fact|date=August 2008 In total he scored 18 goals in 72 games, an average of a goal every four games.

After a trial with Blackburn Rovers, in August 2008 Castillo joined English Premier League club Everton on a year-long loan deal to become Everton's second signing of the summer transfer window. [cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/castillo-signing-completed.html|title=Castillo Signing Completed|first=Matthew|last=Gamble|date=2008-08-28|accessdate=2008-08-28|publisher=www.evertonfc.com] In an interview, he stated his desire to win the UEFA Cup for his new club. [cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=870396|title=Castillo targets Toffees Uefa Cup success|publisher=Goal.com|date=2008-09-18|accessdate=2008-09-18] He made his league debut on 14 September 2008 against Stoke City.He scored his first goal for the Toffees on his home debut against Standard Liege on September 18 2008 at Goodison Park. [cite news| date=2008-09-18 | title=Everton 2-2 Standard Liege | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7615194.stm | publisher="BBC Sports" | accessdate=2008-09-19]

International career

Castillo broke into the Ecuadorian national team in 2005 and made his debut against Venezuela and was included in their squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. His first international goal came in May 2006 in a friendly against Colombia.

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