Alexander Castro

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alexánder Castro

| fullname = Alexánder Castro Trejos

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|02|14}}

| birth_place = Golfito, Costa Rica

| height = {{height|m=1.74|precision=0}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Right back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1999–2005

| years2 = 2005–2007

| years3 = 2007–2009

| years4 = 2009–2010

| years5 = 2010–2011

| clubs1 = Alajuelense

| clubs2 = Cartaginés

| clubs3 = Herediano

| clubs4 = Ramonense

| clubs5 = Herediano

| caps1 = 96

| caps2 = 52

| caps3 = 13

| caps4 = 18

| caps5 = 7

| goals1 = 3

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2005

| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica

| nationalcaps1 = 22

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = December 2011

| ntupdate = December 2009

}}

Alexánder Castro Trejos (born February 14, 1979) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer.

Club career

Castro made his league debut for Alajuelense on 7 February 1999 against Municipal Goicoechea, also immediately scoring a goal in the match,[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/agosto/21/deportes1.html Alexánder vive su momento] - Nación {{in lang|es}} and played for Herediano, whom he joined for a second spell in August 2010,[http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2010/agosto/30/ovacion2504108.html Alexander Castro se viste de rojiamarillo] - Al Día {{in lang|es}} Cartaginés and Ramonense[http://www.adramonense.com/2009_07_19_archive.html ADR cambia su estilo para la nueva temporada] - Ramonense in the Primera División de Costa Rica.

In December 2011, Castro began legal proceedings against Herediano, claiming the club owed him money after they did not honor his contract until 2013.[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Alexander-Castro-pide-embargo-Herediano_0_1236876354.html Alexander Castro pide el embargo del Herediano] - Nación {{in lang|es}}

International career

Castro played for Costa Rica at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.

Castro made 23 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, including two qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|181316}} He made his debut in a UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 match against Belize on June 23, 2001.{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos-intres-det.html|accessdate=2008-10-20| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080924075838/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cos-intres-det.html| archivedate= 24 September 2008 | url-status= live}} He made two appearances for Costa Rica at the Copa América 2004{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=Copa América 2004|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2004safull.html|accessdate=2008-10-20| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081022185106/http://rsssf.com/tables/2004safull.html| archivedate= 22 October 2008 | url-status= live}} and five appearances at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite web|website=RSSSF |title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html |accessdate=2008-10-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024020759/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/03gc-full.html |archivedate=24 October 2008 |url-status=live }}

His final international was a February 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador.