Gonzalo Castro "Chori" - Uruguayan midfielder, player of the club "Malaga"

Gonzalo Castro (FP) is the Uruguayan central midfielder, who is in favor of the Spanish club Malaga, and also for the national football team of Uruguay. Uruguayan Champion Examples in 2002 and 2006, winner of the Uruguay 2005 Urgent Cup. The footballer is most recognizable by his nickname "Chori", which was given to him by Spanish fans and fans.

Gonzalo Castro Irizabal: biography, familiarity with football

Born September 14 in 1984 in the city of Trinidad (the capital of the Department of Flores), Uruguay. Ros was raised in an ordinary family - the father was the foreman of the agricultural group on the farm, and the mother - the primary school teacher in the secondary school. Since childhood Gonzalo Castro has fallen in love with football - at the age of three he was already a true fan of the local football club "Nacional". Every weekend, Gonzalo, along with his father spent time in front of the TV, cheering for his favorite football club. Soon the guy signed up for the football section, which he wanted so long. Six-year-old child struck everyone with his talent and "football" understanding of the game. In the end, Gonzalo Castro quickly became the leader among his young teammates. It was here that the first cups, gold medals and other awards were won.

Professional career

In the summer of 2002, Gonzalo Castro became a player of his favorite club "Nacional". In July of the same year, the footballer made his debut in the match against "Senral Hispaniola". The young 18-year-old Chori superbly played the match, significantly influencing his outcome - 3: 1 in favor of "Nacional". In the debut game, Gonzalo Castro demonstrated the real qualities of the attacking midfielder and overnight "playmaker". All game attacks and moments were built on the works of Chori, on account of which 2 "assist" (assists).

The game of Gonzalo Castro satisfied absolutely everyone, both the leadership of the club and the players with the fans. Chori gradually increased his authority and became a key player in the base and starting lineup. The game "tricolor" began to gradually improve, which has not been seen for several seasons. As a result, the Uruguayan example of 2002/2003 was won, and Gonzalo Castro (photo below) was awarded the title of "Best Young Player of the Season".

Sports consistency, the first titles, the race of "bombardiers"

The next few seasons were without trophies, but the footballer always showed good statistics and was a real leader in the team. In 2005, Gonzalo and Nacional won the Uruguay Transition Tournament, and also won gold medals in Example 2005/2006. Being a player of the midfield line, Gonzalo Castro scored a crazy number of goals, becoming one of the leaders of the line of "bombardier" Uruguayan examples.

First transfer and transfer to Spain

In 2007, Chori started a real transfer hunt among European clubs. One of these was the football club from Spain "Mallorca". Both sides managed to achieve the desired consensus, which eventually led to a transfer - Chori moves to Mallorca for five years. Uruguayan midfielder with great desire signed all the necessary papers and began to pack suitcases for flight to Spain. The amount of the deal was not disclosed, however, as well as the salary of a football player, who could not make a large sum.

In the Spanish club Chori for a very long time could not gain a foothold - the player was very rarely released in the starting lineup, which significantly influenced his game quality. This went on for two whole seasons. Gonzalo Castro came out very rarely, the game practice was relatively small. However, the player did not lose morale and was waiting for his turn.

Since 2009, he really played football. He demonstrated in one of the games the excellent qualities of the "playmaker" and "assistant", and the Uruguayans began to be treated differently. A few months later he became a key player of the "islanders". In the Spanish season La Liga 2009/2010 Gonzalo played 35 games, in which he scored six goals and twelve assists. The following season was not too different from the previous one - in 33 games 5 scored goals and 9 "assists". Statistics of the player was not the coolest in La Liga, but within the "Mallorca" player was one of the best. In the season of the Spanish championship 2011-2012 Chori repeated his own results of the 2009/2010 season.

Gonzalo Castro: career in Real Sociedad

In June, in 2012, the Uruguayan contract in "Mallorca" ended. At that time, the football club was experiencing some financial difficulties, so no one stammered the extension of the contract with Castro. As a result, the football player was in the football world with the status of "free agent". Literally a few weeks later, the Uruguayan midfielder received an offer from the team "Real Sociedad", which he gladly accepted. "The new club is a new challenge, and also a good salary," the Uruguayan thought to himself.

In the "white-blue" Castro played almost four years. In Spain, everyone knew about him, so no one was surprised when Chori scored another goal in the opponent's net. According to experts, in Sociedad he spent his best football years.

In December 2016 Uruguayan midfielder signed a contract on the transition to "Malaga".

Statements for the national team of Uruguay

Chori's debut for the Uruguayan team took place on August 17, 2005, when the "Celeste" met in a match against Spain, the latter won 2-0. During the next season, Gonzalo Castro a couple of times played for his team, but then was not called until 2012.

Gonzalo "Chori" has a sister, Juliana, who also plays football. Juliana Castro plays the position of the striker and stands for the national women's national team of Uruguay in football.