José Alfredo Castillo
Bolivian footballer (born 1983)
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José Alfredo Castillo Parada (born February 9, 1983) is a Bolivian former football attacker.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alfredo Castillo Parada | ||
| Date of birth | February 9, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2000 | Academia Tahuichi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Oriente Petrolero | 111 | (92) |
| 2002–2004 | Tecos | 32 | (13) |
| 2004 | → Bolívar (loan) | 13 | (8) |
| 2004–2009 | Tecos | 24 | (5) |
| 2006 | → Rosario Central (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Tecos A | 10 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Oriente Petrolero (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2007 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Bolívar (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Oriente Petrolero (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2009 | → South China (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Blooming (loan) | 44 | (26) |
| 2011 | Tecos | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Bolívar (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Oriente Petrolero | 18 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Guabirá | 41 | (17) |
| 2014–2015 | Sport Boys Warnes | 27 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Oriente Petrolero | 25 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Guabirá | 18 | (13) |
| 2017 | Sport Boys Warnes | 15 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | Guabirá | 60 | (34) |
| 2019–2021 | Oriente Petrolero | 76 | (31) |
| 2022 | Real Santa Cruz | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Wilstermann | 12 | (1) |
| 2023 | Libertad Gran Mamoré | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Oriente Petrolero | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Bolivia U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2001–2011 | Bolivia | 24 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
In 1991, he enrolled in the Tahuichi academy.[3]
In 2002, he scored 42 league goals for Oriente Petrolero, and RSSSF indicated he was the highest league goalscorer in the world that year.[4]
Abroad, Castillo played for Tecos in Mexico, Rosario Central in Argentina, O'Higgins in Chile, Atlético Mineiro in Brazil[5] and South China in Hong Kong.[6]
His last clubs were Libertad Gran Mamoré[7] and Oriente Petrolero in 2023.[8] According to the IFFHS, he was the highest goalscoring Bolivian player in top divisions in the 21st century (293), and the fifth-highest South American, only behind players like Luis Suárez (409) and Lionel Messi (518).[9]
International career
Castillo has been capped for the Bolivia national team 24 times, scoring a total of 6 goals in international competitions.[10]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Castillo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 2001 | Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru |  Peru |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [12] |
| 2 | 5 June 2004 | Atahualpa Olympic Stadium, Quito, Ecuador |  Ecuador |
2–3 | 2–3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [13] |
| 3 | 26 March 2005 | Hernando Siles Stadium, La Paz, Bolivia |  Argentina |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [14] |
| 4 | 29 March 2005 | Hernando Siles Stadium, La Paz, Bolivia |  Venezuela |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [15] |
| 5 | 4 June 2005 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile |  Chile |
1–3 | 1–3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [16] |
| 6 | 9 October 2005 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos |  Brazil |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [17] |