Francisco Castrejón

Francisco Castrejón
	Castrejón in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Castrejón Ramírez
Date of birth	June 11, 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Mexico
Senior career*
Years	Team
1964–1972	UNAM Pumas
1972–1973	Laguna
1973–1975	Puebla
1975–1979	América
1979–1980	Tampico
1980–1982	Atlas
1982–1983	Atlético Morelia
International career
1969–1981	Mexico
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Castrejón Ramírez (born 11 June 1947) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was one of three goalkeepers for Mexico in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, but did not play any games there.

Club career

Born in Tuxpan, Jalisco,^[1] Castrejón played club football for UNAM Pumas, Club de Fútbol Laguna, Puebla F.C., Club América, Tampico, F.C. Atlas and Atlético Morelia. He made his senior debut at age 18, appearing for Pumas in a match against Toluca on 3 February 1964.^[2]

Castrejón joined Laguna and played for the club in the 1972–73 Primera season. He signed with Puebla for the two following seasons, then joined América in 1975, where he would win the 1975–76 Mexican Primera División season title.^[3]

International career

Castrejón made several appearances for the Mexico national football team. He made his debut as a substitute in a friendly against Colombia on 4 February 1969.^[4]

References

^ Medio Tiempo - Paco Castrejón un histórico en la portería, enseña a los jóvenes
^ Esquivel, Rigoberto J. (9 November 2007). "Paco Castrejón un histórico en la portería, enseña a los jóvenes" [Paco Castrejón a historic goalkeeper, teaches young people] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.
^ Rosas, Sergio Luis (1 September 2010). "Recuerdos del Ayer" [Memories of yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón.
^ Reyes Padilla, Macario (2 June 2002). "Mexico - International Results Details 1960-1969". RSSSF.

External links

Francisco Castrejón at National-Football-Teams.com
Francisco Castrejón – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)

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[1] Medio Tiempo - Paco Castrejón un histórico en la portería, enseña a los jóvenes

[2] Esquivel, Rigoberto J. (9 November 2007). "Paco Castrejón un histórico en la portería, enseña a los jóvenes" [Paco Castrejón a historic goalkeeper, teaches young people] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.

[3] Rosas, Sergio Luis (1 September 2010). "Recuerdos del Ayer" [Memories of yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón.

[4] Reyes Padilla, Macario (2 June 2002). "Mexico - International Results Details 1960-1969". RSSSF.

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