Juan Guillermo Castillo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Juan Guillermo Castillo
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 17, 1978(1978-04-17)
Age	46
Country	Uruguay
Birth City	Durazno
Horoscope	Aries

Juan Guillermo Castillo Biography

Juan Guillermo Castillo is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on April 17, 1978 in Durazno, Uruguay. Juan Guillermo Castillo Iriart (born 17 April 1978) is a retired Uruguayan footballer who was goalkeeper.

At the international level, Castillo played for Uruguay’s adult team from 2007 onwards. He made his senior debut in 2008 and is generally regarded as the second-choice goalie behind Fernando Muslera. It was his part in the Uruguay team to participate in the 2010 World Cup and one year after that, he took home his first Copa America, earning him his first honour as an international player even though he did not make an appearance at the tournament.

Castillo joined Botafogo on 2 January 2008 for an undisclosed sum and presented on 6 January. He played in every game that Botafogo won during their success in the Copa Peregrino, against Stabæk and Viking. He helped the club to win the friendly tournament, not conceding goals in the two matches that the club disputed. Thanks for his performances on 22 January 2008, was nominated to the Uruguayan national football team by Oscar Tabárez for a friendly against Colombia on 6 February.

On 18 December 2009, Castillo had reached an agreement with the Colombian Primera División side Deportivo Cali, putting pen to paper on a one-year deal. On 21 December, the player presented as new keeper of the club during a press conference. His competitive debut came against Deportes Tolima in a 3–1 loss where Jorge Perlaza’s netted a hat-trick. However the next game Castillo had a better performance against Millonarios which Cali won 4–1 and then began to reach a well level that allowed him be nominated in the 23-man Uruguayan squad to face the 2010 FIFA World Cup at South Africa.

After a string of good performances at his previous club, he was transferred to the one of the most successful clubs in Uruguay, Penarol in mid-2006. After a successful period at the club, for instance, his selection to the national team to play in 2007. Copa America celebrated in Venezuela as one of his accomplishments and achievements, in December 2007 was confirmed his transfer to Brazilian team Botafogo. Castillo signed a two-year deal with Botafogo’s club in Rio de Janeiro that will remain with the club until the end of 2010.

Juan Guillermo Castillo Net Worth

Juan Guillermo Castillo is one of the richest Association Football Player from Uruguay. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Juan Guillermo Castillo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Castillo began his career in football with the local amateur team Santa Bernardina of his natal city Durazno In which he was a player in the youth division of the team from the years 1989-97. He was in 1998 when he signed as a youth player for Defensor Sporting. In 2001 the club loaned him by Huracan Buceo, returning to Defensor in the following season. In Defensor, Castillo remained until 2006 when he appeared in more hundred games with the team.

After the departure of Cagna, came the 1991 Copa Libertadores champion Luis Perez as caretaker. He was Castillo in goal. But, despite Perez’s faith in the goalie however, he once again put in a poor game and scored five goals in his Copa Libertadores debut that Colo-Colo lost 5-2 to Cerro Porteno. On the 20th of February, the tensions grew more acute by having Castillo not scoring after a 2-0 loss away against Union San Felipe for the local competition. Then Colo- Colo defeated Palestino 3-0. Palestino in the last caretaking game, in which Castillo suffered a minor collision with Arab forward Nicolas Canales which the Uruguayan publicly apologized to him before the media and later via Twitter. Afterward, Colo-Colo was appointed Americo Gallego as club’s new coach.

On 10 May 2008, he made his league debut for Botafogo against Cruzeiro for the second week of the Campeonato Brasileirão, in where the club suffered a 1–0 away defeat at Mineirão Stadium with a goal of Guilherme in the 11th minute. Castillo kept his first clean sheet for Botafogo on his fourth league game against Fluminense in a 0–0 home draw. On 9 October, he suffered a serious knee injury after a match played against Vitória.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On 30 January 2011, he officially debuted in a 2–2 home draw with Cobresal receiving goals from Víctor Osorio and Héctor Pericás. However, on 3 February, Castillo suffered a two weeks injury which he missed the Torneo Apertura second matchday game against Santiago Wanderers that Colo-Colo lost 2–1 with Raúl Olivares in the goal. Not obstant, in his return to Colo-Colo’s goal on 18 February he had a poor performance in a 5–1 home loss to Universidad de Concepción that meant the biggest home defeat in the club’s history and the worst start of championship since 1989 selling Cagna’s firing.

Facts & Trivia

Juan Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Uruguay. Juan Guillermo Castillo celebrates birthday on April 17 of every year.

On 21 June 2012, he signed a 3-year contract with Mexican Primera División side Queretaro. He made his debut for the club on 21 July 2012 against Club León.