Osvaldo Castro Pelayos is a retired Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an footballer who played league football for clubs in Chile and Mexico, as well as playing international football for Chile

Chile national football team

The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

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Career

Castro started with Chilean club Unión La Calera

Unión La Calera

Unión La Calera is a Chilean Football club, their home town is La Calera in Chile. They currently play in 1st division of Chilean football Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División...

 in 1965. He departed to Deportes Concepción in 1969 where he earned the title of Goalscorer in 1970 with 36 goals.

Following 136 goals scored in his first 5 seasons in Chile in 1971, he was transferred to Club América

Club América

Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

. In the 1973-1974 season he became top Primera División de Mexico

Primera División de México

The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

 goalscorer.

Castro joined Club Jalisco

Club Jalisco

Club Social y Deportivo Jalisco was a former Mexican football team. that was founded in 1970 and played in the city of Guadalajara, in the Jalisco Stadium along with clubs C.D. Guadalajara, F.C...

 for the 1975–76 season

Primera División de México 1975–76

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, scoring 26 goals in 32 league appearances. In all he scored 91 league goals for the club in his four seasons with them. Following Jalisco's removal from the Primera division Castro joined Deportivo Neza

Deportivo Neza

Deportivo Neza also known as Coyotes is a Mexican football team. The club was founded in 1978 when the city of Ciudad Neza bought the Club de Fútbol Laguna franchisee. The club has played in various leagues in Mexico. The club played from 1978 to 1982 in the first division before the club was sold...

 in 1979–80

Primera División de México 1979–80

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, before moving on to Atlético Potosino for 1981/82. He played his last Mexican seasons with Pumas de la UNAM, finishing with them in 1983/84.

He played for the Chile national football team

Chile national football team

The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

 on four occasions during the 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American Zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification....

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