Diego Castaño

Diego Castaño

Personal information
Full name	Diego Rafael Castaño
Date of birth	June 8, 1979 (1979-06-08) (age 32)
Place of birth	Bragado, Argentina
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Tigre
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	9 de Julio (BA)
2003–2004	Rivadavia de Lincoln
2004–	Tigre	241	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:42, 25 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Diego Rafael Castaño (born June 8, 1979 in Bragado) is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Tigre.

Career

Castaño started his career in the lower leagues of Argentine football, playing for 9 de Julio de Buenos Aires and then Rivadavia de Lincoln before signing for Tigre in 2004.

Castaño has been part of Tigre's rise through the divisions, his first season with the club saw them win the Apertura and the Clausura to secure promotion to the Argentine 2nd division. In 2007 the club were promoted to the Argentine Primera. The Apertura 2007 was Tigre's first season in the Primera since 1980, and Castaño's first taste of top flight football. Castaño was a key member of the first team, playing in nearly all of Tigre's games. The club finished in 2nd place which was the highest league finish in their history.

Titles

Season	Team	Title
Apertura 2004	Tigre	Primera B Metropolitana
Clausura 2005	Tigre	Primera B Metropolitana

External links

• Football-Lineups player profile
• Tigre player profile (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Castano, Diego
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1979-06-08
Place of birth	Bragado, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death