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Jaime Castrillón
Colorado Rapids Game 4/1/12
Castrillón playing for Colorado Rapids on 4/1/12
Personal information
Full name Jaime Alberto Castrillón Vásquez
Date of birth (1983-04-05) April 5, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Puerto Nare, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atlético Bucaramanga
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2011 Independiente Medellín 276 (53)
2009Nanchang Bayi (loan) 17 (3)
2010Once Caldas (loan) 31 (5)
2012–2013 Colorado Rapids 41 (9)
2015 Jacksonville Armada FC 15 (2)
2016 Atlético Bucaramanga 19 (3)
International career
2004–2007 Colombia 29 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2016

Jaime Castrillón (born 5 April 1983 in Puerto Nare) is a Colombian footballer who last played for Atlético Bucaramanga.[1]

Club career

Castrillón began his career with top Colombian side Independiente Medellín in 2002. As one of the top midfielders in Colombia he helped Medellín in capturing the Colombian Primera A title in 2002 and 2004. He appeared in almost 300 appearances with "El Poderoso de la Montaña" in his eight years with Medellín. In 2009, he left Colombia and joined Chinese club Nanchang Bayi, remaining at the club for one year. In 2010, he returned to Colombia, this time as the star signing for Once Caldas ahead of its participation in the 2010 Copa Libertadores, and was once again a key figure in helping his new club capture a Colombian Primera A title.[2] In 2011, he returned to Independiente and had a fine season scoring 11 goals for the club.[3]

Castrillón signed with Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids on January 25, 2012.[4]

On 18 November 2014, Castrillón signed with NASL club Jacksonville Armada for their inaugural 2015 season.[5] He was released in December 2015.[6]

International career

Castrillón made his debut for Colombia in 2004. He has been a prominent member of the national squad appearing in 29 games for his nation. He played in Copa América 2004 and Copa América 2007 scoring in the 2007 tournament. Also in the Colombian national football team he scored 4 goals in a match against America.

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[7]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 July 2005 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States  Mexico 1–0 2–1 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2. 28 December 2005 Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Spain  Valencian Community 1–1 1–2 Friendly
3. 2 July 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela  Argentina 2–3 2–4 2007 Copa América
4. 5 July 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare, Cabudare, Venezuela  United States 1–0 1–0 2007 Copa América
5. 22 August 2007 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States  Mexico 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honors

References

  1. ^ "Castrillón y Castillo, las nuevas caras del Atlético". vanguardia.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ^ Caldas prepares to again be Champion Template:Es icon Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today
  3. ^ Castrillon returns to Medellin Template:Es icon Archived 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2012/01/rapids-sign-colombian-midfielder-castrillon
  5. ^ http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/qejlg0iyod3p1ay4hd4v6ngup/armada-fc-adds-forward-jaime-castrillon#.VGu2c_l_t8E
  6. ^ http://www.armadafc.com/news/2015/12/16/armada-fc-signs-2015-usl-champion-forward-alex-dixon
  7. ^ "Castrillón, Jaime". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 April 2017.