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Francisco Castro (footballer, born 1990)
2026-11-15 11:23:58 · Cedar Herald Index
Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa (born 4 September 1990 in Talagante, Chile) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Deportes Iberia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile as a winger.
Career
In 2009 Castro ascended to the first team of Cobreloa, after playing 4 years on the youth club. On August 11, 2010 he signed with Universidad de Chile with a free agent after leaving Cobreloa on his own, but after claims of the ANFP and Cobreloa the player didn't sign a contract with Universidad de Chile, and he returned to Cobreloa. On August 18, Castro finally signed with Universidad de Chile after negotiations with Cobreloa, acquiring the 65% of the player, on 250.000 US dollars. He scored his first goal with La U in a match against Unión San Felipe, for the 2011 Copa Chile. He was the top-scorer of La U in the 2011 Torneo de Clausura with 8 goals.

Honours
Club
Universidad de Chile
Primera División de Chile (3): 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura
Copa Sudamericana (1): 2011
Supercopa de Chile (1): 2015
Copa Chile (1): 2015
Unión Española
Primera División de Chile (1): 2013 Transición
References
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Living people
1990 births
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean men's footballers
Chile men's international footballers
C.D. Cobreloa footballers
Club Universidad de Chile footballers
Unión Española footballers
Deportes Iquique footballers
C.D. Antofagasta footballers
A.C. Barnechea footballers
Unión La Calera footballers
C.D. Cobresal footballers
Santiago Wanderers footballers
Deportes Iberia footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
Footballers from Santiago Metropolitan Region
Men's association football wingers
