Mauricio Castro

Mauricio Castro

Personal information
Full name	Mauricio Fernando Castro Matamoros
Date of birth	August 11, 1981 (1981-08-11) (age 30)
Place of birth	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Motagua		(3)
2004–2005	Universidad
2005–2007	Hispano	11	(0)
2007–2008	Olimpia
2008–2010	New England Revolution	30	(0)
National team‡
2007–	Honduras	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2009

Mauricio Castro (born August 11, 1981 in Tegucigalpa) is a Honduran footballer currently without a club. Most recently, he played for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer before being released on May 14, 2010

Career

Club

Castro began his career in his native Honduras, playing for six seasons in Honduras' top division, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, for Motagua, Universidad, Hispano and Olimpia. Castro signed for the New England Revolution on February 15, 2008.^[1]

After 30 appearances, including 25 starts, for the Revs in 2008 and 2009, Castro was released by the Revolution on May 14, 2010, having failed to make an appearance in the 2010 season.^[2]

International

Castro is part part of the Honduran national team, and was part of the squad which competed at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.

Honors

New England Revolution

• North American SuperLiga (1): 2008

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

1. ^ http://blog.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2008/02/revolution_signing.html
2. ^ http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=42950&pcid=115&rss=1

External links

• Player profile on www.national-football-teams.com

Persondata
Name	Castro, Mauricio
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Date of birth	1981-08-11
Place of birth	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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