Juan Carlos Castilla (footballer)

For the biologist, see Juan Carlos Castilla Zenobi.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castilla and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

Juan Carlos Castilla

Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Castilla Gómez
Date of birth	(1978-06-10) 10 June 1978
Place of birth	Huelva, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Recreativo	0	(0)
2001–2002	Linense	27	(0)
2002–2004	Jerez	44	(0)
2004–2006	Gramenet	64	(0)
2006–2008	Lleida	47	(0)
2008–2010	Cartagena	8	(0)
2010–2011	Palencia	37	(0)
2011–2013	Logroñés	49	(0)
Total		276	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos Castilla Gómez (born 10 June 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Castilla made his senior debuts with local Recreativo de Huelva, but never had any chance to establish there – during 1999–2000's second division he was only third-choice, and made no appearances in the league whatsoever during his spell. Subsequently, he moved to the third level with Real Balompédica Linense, then spent a further two years in that tier with Jerez CF.

Castilla joined UDA Gramenet still in division three in the summer of 2004, appearing in a total of 66 league matches including the unsuccessful play-off promotion. Afterwards, he signed with UE Lleida also in Catalonia and in the third division, where he also started most of the time.

In the 2008–09 season, Castilla started representing FC Cartagena, featuring sporadically in an eventual return of the club to the second level. In July 2010, after only playing twice during the campaign for the fifth-placed team – his league debut as a professional coming on 5 December 2009 in a 1–2 away loss against CD Numancia– he signed with third-tier side CF Palencia.

External links

• Juan Carlos Castilla at BDFutbol
• Juan Carlos Castilla at Soccerway