Guadalupe Castañeda

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Guadalupe Castañeda

| caption = Guadalupe Castañeda

| image = Guadalupe_Castañeda.jpg

| fullname = Guadalupe Castañeda

| height = 1.72 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|2|24}}

| birth_place = Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1986–1987

| clubs1 = Atlas

| caps1 = 22

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1990–1993

| clubs2 = León

| caps2 = 112

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1993–2000

| clubs3 = Cruz Azul

| caps3 = 236

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2000–2003

| clubs4 = Guadalajara

| caps4 = 68

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2003–2004

| clubs5 = Dorados

| caps5 = 27

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2004–2005

| clubs6 = León

| caps6 = 34

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2005–2006

| clubs7 = Dorados

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1= 1991–1993

| nationalteam1= Mexico

| nationalcaps1= 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| totalcaps = 479

| totalgoals = 5

}}

Guadalupe Castañeda (born 24 February 1965) is a Mexican former footballer who played for various clubs in Mexico.{{cite web |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugador/guadalupe-castaneda |title=Guadalupe Castañeda – Dorados |publisher=mediotiempo.com |accessdate=2012-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163959/http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugador/guadalupe-castaneda |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}

Club career

A defender capable of lining up on either flank, Castañeda played eight years with Cruz Azul and later represented Chivas de Guadalajara.{{cite web|publisher=Medio Tiempo|author=Téllez, Juan|title=Lupe Castañeda, un icono de las dos playeras|trans-title=Lupe Castañeda, an icon of two shirts|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/reacciones/2009/11/14/lupe-castaneda-un-icono-de-las-dos-playeras_24510_24510|language=Spanish|date=14 November 2009|access-date=7 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152737/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/reacciones/2009/11/14/lupe-castaneda-un-icono-de-las-dos-playeras_24510_24510|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}} Nicknamed Lupillo, he began his career with Atlas in 1986–87 and moved to León in 1990, winning a starting fullback spot as León won the tournament championship title in the 1991–92 season.MedioTiempo. [http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugador/guadalupe-castaneda&todos=1 "Guadalupe Castañeda – Dorados"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102400/http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugador/guadalupe-castaneda%26todos%3D1 |date=2 April 2015 }}. Retrieved 19 January 2013. In 1993 Castañeda joined Cruz Azul, beginning a spell of club success that lasted until the end of 2000: Invierno 1997 title and CONCACAF Champions' Cup titles (1996 and 1997). He was transferred to Chivas in 2001, playing two and a half years at the Guadalajara club, then moved into the México Segunda División (Second Division) club Dorados de Sinaloa. The club was promoted and he ended his career in the Primera División (First or top League Division) at the Clausura 2006 campaign at the age of 41.{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}}

Castañeda scored only 5 goals in 479 recorded top-flight matches. The most significant of these was a last-minute goal for Cruz Azul against UNAM in the quarterfinal round of the 1994–95 playoffs, converting the rebound after Pumas goalkeeper Jorge Campos had saved a penalty. The goal secured Cruz Azul's place in the semifinals.Cruz, Héctor. [http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2008/11/27/lupillo-ultimo-verdugo-de-cementero-de-pumas "El último verdugo cementero de los Pumas: 'Lupillo' Castañeda"]. Medio Tiempo, 27 November 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

International career

Castañeda also earned seven caps for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team). His first international match was a 3–0 victory against Canada national team on 14 March 1991.Bobrowsky, Josef. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/north-am-champ91.html "North American Championship 1991 (Los Angeles, USA)"]. RSSSF, 27 February 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2013. He was recalled to the squad by coach Miguel Mejía Baron in 1993 and made several additional appearances, but was unable to dislodge incumbent Ramón Ramírez from the left fullback position. Castañeda's last cap came in a 0–0 draw against defending FIFA World Cup champion Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft (Germany national team) on 22 December 1993.Morrison, Neil. [https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1993ic3.html "International Matches 1993 – Intercontinental, September – December"]. RSSSF, 2 February 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

Personal life

Castañeda's brother, Jorge, was also a professional footballer.{{cite web|publisher=Linea Directa|title="El gol olímpico en Barcelona 1992, lo anoté con los ojos cerrados"|url=http://www.lineadirectaportal.com/movil/publicacion.php?id=90408&origen=t&seccionID=4&back=index.php|language=Spanish|date=27 July 2012|access-date=7 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306151340/http://www.lineadirectaportal.com/movil/publicacion.php?id=90408&origen=t&seccionID=4&back=index.php|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}