Palic Castillo

Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo Valerio (born 7 September 1965) is a retired Honduran football player who played for the national team in the 1990s.

Palic Castillo
Personal information
Full name Ciro Paulino Castillo Valerio
Date of birth (1965-09-07) 7 September 1965
Place of birth Honduras
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1997 Marathón (35)
1991–1992 Real España (13)
1993–1994 Alajuelense
1994–1995 Cartaginés
National team
1991–1993 Honduras 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Valerio.

Club career

Nicknamed Palic, Castillo scored 35 league goals for Honduran side Marathón and another 13 with Real España over a 10-year period.[1] He also scored 10 goals in 76 games in the Costa Rican league with Alajuelense and Cartaginés.[2]

International career

Castillo made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at that one tournament, the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup.[3]

His final international was a January 1993 friendly match against Bolivia.

Retirement

In June 2010, Castillo rejoined his old club Marathón to become a reserves trainer and talent scout.[4]

References
  1. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-12-12 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Costa Rica como destino Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Costa Rica en la Copa Uncaf 1991 - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. “Quique” Grey y “Palic” Castillo al Marathón Archived 2013-12-12 at archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
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