Carlos Castro Borja

Football player infobox| playername= Carlos Castro Borja
fullname = Carlos Alfonso Castro Borja
nickname = Papo


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|8|1
cityofbirth = San Salvador
countryofbirth = El Salvador
height = 1.65m
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears = 1986
youthclubs = C.D. Destroyer
years = 1987 1988-1993 1994 1995-1997 1998 1999-2000 2001-03
clubs = C.D. Chalatenango ADET Atlético Marte Grazer AK C.D. FAS Zacapa C.D. Luis Angel Firpo San Salvador F.C.
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1989-2001
nationalteam = El Salvador
nationalcaps(goals) =

Carlos Alfonso Castro Borja (born August 1, 1967 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Former Salvadoran football (soccer) player. His position was Defender.

Playing career

In 1985 he formed part of a selection of youth who participated in a tournament in Trinidad and Tobago and then at the Central American Games held in Guatemala.

That same year he became part of the Destroyer in the B League in 1986 and made his Major League debut with ADET, and then move to Chalatenango to play alongside figures like Mauricio Cienfuegos, Carlanga Rivera and Kiko Henriquez. . Then he campaigned with Athletic marte, his position defender gained prominence and was named to the national squad. Played also in CD FAS, Zacapa de Guatemala, Luis Angel Firpo, Aguila and played in Austria with Grazer AK and finally with San Salvador.

El salvador national football team

Castro Borja was a symbol within the national team in the years of 1992 to 1997 and it is still remembered as one of the players who played with more passion while wearing national team shirt,He had great physical stamina, his sweeper skills were to be admired and also caused problems for rival strikers. Participated in the 1990,1994,1998 and 2002 world cup qualification campaign.

After football

At the end of his football career traveled to Las Vegas Nevada, where he currently resides with his family and is responsible for the school of soccer run by Cruz Azul.

Trivia

* He scored the winner against Mexico in the 1994 world cup qualifiers, which was the first time El Salvador had defeated Mexico in several years.
* Named Most Valuable Player in the first division for Athletic marte in 1990.

Titles

External links

*http://www.wilmellaw.com/DisplayPage.php?PageID=6025&PID=15
*http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=94801/index.html