Julio Castro (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio Alfonso Castro Gutiérrez | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Talca, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Temuco | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Deportes Linares | – | (–) |
| 2020–2022 | Unión San Felipe | 73 | (21) |
| 2023–2024 | Cobresal | 18 | (4) |
| 2024– | Deportes Temuco | 28 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 September 2025 | |||
Julio Alfonso Castro Gutiérrez (born 19 August 1996) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Deportes Temuco.
Club career
Born in Talca, Chile, Castro was trained at Rangers de Talca and made his professional debut in 2017.[2][3][4] The next two seasons, he played for Deportes Linares, winning the 2019 Tercera A, scoring 19 goals. He was awarded as the best amateur player in Chilean football by Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de Chile (CPD) (Sports Journalists Circle of Chile).[5]
In January 2020, Castro joined Unión San Felipe[6] and spent three years with them.[7][8]
In 2023, Castro signed with Cobresal in the Chilean Primera División[9][10] and took part in the 2023 Copa Sudamericana[11] and the 2024 Copa Libertadores.[12] He also was a regular player during the 2023 Chilean Primera División, where they were the runners-up.[13]
On 8 July 2024, Castro signed with Deportes Temuco.[14] He suffered an ACL injury on 2 July 2025 in the match against Audax Italiano for the Copa Chile.[15][16]
Personal life
In 2019, Castro graduated as a fitness coach.[5]
References
- ^ "Julio Castro". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Julio Castro, jugador formado en Rangers: "Yo venía de un Club donde nunca se ha respetado la cantera"". Pasión Por Los Deportes (in Spanish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Rangers - Campeonato 1ª "B" 2016/2017". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Rangers - Campeonato de Transicion 1° "B" 2017". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Hasta pensó en el retiro: La desconocida historia de sacrificios del mejor futbolista amateur de Chile". Emol (in Spanish). 22 December 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ Gutiérrez, Miguel (8 January 2020). "El gran salto de Julio Castro: El delantero que llegó a Unión San Felipe con el cartel de goleador". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Julio Castro opción para un equipo de primera: San Felipe busca un nueve". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ Ramírez, Sergio (15 October 2022). "Figura de la Primera B vuelve a ser citado tras estar "cortado" por la directiva". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "(Exclusiva) El goleador Julio Castro da un gran salto y ya tiene equipo confirmado para el 2023". OneFootball (in Spanish). 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ Rubio, Jorge (7 December 2022). "Cobresal amarra la contratación del Comandante Julio Castro y de un volante argentino con gol". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Palestino 1-0 Cobresal (9 de Mar., 2023) Resultado Final - ESPN (CL)". ESPN (in Spanish). 9 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "[Minuto a Minuto] Cobresal cae ante Sao Paulo por la Copa Libertadores". Cooperativa (in Spanish). 10 April 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Así fue la definición que terminó con Huachipato campeón". Emol (in Spanish). 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Julio Castro dejó Cobresal y fichó en Deportes Temuco". Cooperativa (in Spanish). 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "¡Durísimo golpe en la B! Julio Castro se rompe el cruzado y no juega más este año". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Julio Castro fue operado con éxito tras grave lesión". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 12 July 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
External links
- Julio Castro at Soccerway
- Julio Castro at BDFA (in Spanish)