Gonzalo "Chori" Castro Irizabal (born September 14, 1984 in Trinidad) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for RCD Mallorca, as a midfielder.
A product of Club Nacional de Football's youth ranks, Castro made his professional debut on 13 July 2002, in a 3-1 win over Central Español. He went on to become an important first-team member, adding Nacional to two national leagues, while finishing in the scorer charts' top three in 2005-06.
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Gonzalo "Chori" Castro Irizabal (born September 14, 1984 in Trinidad) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for RCD Mallorca, as a midfielder.
A product of Club Nacional de Football's youth ranks, Castro made his professional debut on 13 July 2002, in a 3-1 win over Central Español. He went on to become an important first-team member, adding Nacional to two national leagues, while finishing in the scorer charts' top three in 2005-06.
On August 7, 2007, Castro penned a five-year link with La Liga side RCD Mallorca.Rarely used during his first season, the same occurred in 2008-09. However, during a week in March 2009, he managed to score in a 1-0 home success against FC Barcelona, in the Spanish Cup, adding a brace in a 3-3 home draw with Real Betis, coming from the bench as the Balearic Islands club trailed 0-2 (and eventually 0-3).
Castro made his debut for Uruguay on August 17, 2005, playing the first half of a friendly match with Spain, in Gijón.
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