Guillermo Antonio Castro Orellana (born 25 June 1940 in San Salvador

San Salvador

The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...

) is a retired footballer from El Salvador

El Salvador

El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

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Club career

Nicknamed el Loro (the Parrot), he has most notably played for local side Atlético Marte

Atlético Marte

Club Deportivo Atlético Marte is a football club from San Salvador, El Salvador. The club has changed their name a couple of times to C.D. Arabe Marte , and C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque . The club changed to its original name again in 2008; C.D...

, with whom he made his debut in 1970. He has also had spells at UES

C.D. Universidad de El Salvador

Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador.Universidad represents the University of El Salvador , the largest and oldest university in El Salvador....

 and Juventud Independiente

Juventud Independiente

Club Deportivo Juventud Independiente is a Salvadoran football club. The team is currently based in San Juan Opico, El Salvador.They were promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional after beating San Salvador F.C...

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International career

Castro represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

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, in five FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification

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 matches and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico

Mexico

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Retirement

He has been involved with El Salvador's coaches association for 30 years and has also managed league sides Independiente de San Vicente

Independiente Nacional 1906

Independiente Nacional 1906 is a Salvadoran football club. The club did not register to compete in the second division Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño after being relegated in May 2007, so therefore they are inactive now....

, Chalatenango

C.D. Chalatenango

Club Deportivo Chalatenango is a Salvadoran football club. The team is based out of Chalatenango, El Salvador and plays in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, which is the country's second tier league.Their mascot is the Scorpion.-History:...

 and Atlético Marte

Atlético Marte

Club Deportivo Atlético Marte is a football club from San Salvador, El Salvador. The club has changed their name a couple of times to C.D. Arabe Marte , and C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque . The club changed to its original name again in 2008; C.D...

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External links

• ¿Qué PASó con... "el loro" castro ? - El Salvador.com