Gonzalo Castro

Gonzalo Castro
	; Castro (on the right) playing for Leverkusen in 2007.
Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Castro Randon
Date of birth	11 June 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth	Wuppertal, West Germany
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	midfeilder/winger
Club information
Current club	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	27
Youth career
	Post SV Wuppertal
	Viktoria Rott
0000–1999	Bayer Wuppertal
1999–2004	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:44, 29 January 2012 (UTC).; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2009

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Not to be confused with Gonzalo Castro Irizábal, a Uruguayan footballer.

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Randon.

Gonzalo Castro Randon (born 11 June 1987 in Wuppertal) is a German footballer of Spanish descent,^[1] he currently plays as a defender for Bayer Leverkusen.

[edit] Career

He made his UEFA Champions League and Bundesliga debuts at the age of 17.^[2]

Castro has played for the German national U-21 team at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He made his international debut for the senior national team in a friendly against Denmark in March 2007.^[2] He scored two goals on 23 January 2011 to lead Leverkusen to 3–1 victory over Mönchengladbach.

In the 2009 European Championships final, Castro scored his third goal against England Under-21.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 September 2006	Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Romania	4–1	3–1	Qualifier 2007 European Championships U21's
2.	22 June 2009	Helsingborg, Sweden	England	1–0	1–1	2009 European Championships U21's
3.	29 June 2009	Malmo, Sweden	England	1–0	4–0	2009 European Championships U21's

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Personal information
Castro (on the right) playing for Leverkusen in 2007.
Full name	Gonzalo Castro Randon
Date of birth	11 June 1987 (1987-06-11) (age 24)
Place of birth	Wuppertal, West Germany
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	midfeilder/winger
Club information
Current club	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	27
Youth career
	Post SV Wuppertal
	Viktoria Rott
0000–1999	Bayer Wuppertal
1999–2004	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2006	Bayer Leverkusen II	21	(3)
2005–	Bayer Leverkusen	188	(11)
National team^‡
2006–2009	Germany U21	21	(3)
2007–	Germany	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:44, 29 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2009