Jairo Castillo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Tumaco, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | América de Cali | 155 | (57) |
| 1995 | → Barranquilla (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2000–2001 | Vélez Sársfield | 55 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | América de Cali | 49 | (15) |
| 2004 | Independiente | 32 | (7) |
| 2005 | Valladolid | 12 | (2) |
| 2005 | América de Cali | 8 | (1) |
| 2006 | Millonarios | 16 | (1) |
| 2007 | Limassol | 5 | (4) |
| 2008 | Defensor Sporting | 11 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Godoy Cruz | 8 | (5) |
| 2009 | Millonarios | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Godoy Cruz | 34 | (11) |
| 2011 | Querétaro | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Independiente | 2 | (1) |
| 2011 | → América de Cali (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2012 | Atlético Tucumán | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Boyacá Chicó | 34 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2005 | Colombia | 23 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jairo Fernando "el Tigre" (the Tiger) Castillo Cortés (born 17 November 1977 in Tumaco) is a retired Colombian football player. He has played for a number of clubs in Colombia, Argentina, Spain, Cyprus and Uruguay.
Castillo started his playing career in 1994 at América de Cali, where he won the league titles in 1997.
In 2000, he joined Vélez Sársfield of Argentina but returned to América de Cali after only one season where he won in 2002, another Colombian league title. In 2003, he went back to Argentina to play for Club Atlético Independiente.
He then had spells in Europe with Real Valladolid of Spain and AEL Limassol of Cyprus, In 2008, he joined Defensor Sporting of Uruguay.
Castillo returned to Argentina in 2008 to play for newly promoted Godoy Cruz, he scored twice on his league debut against Banfield and then on 28 September 2008 he scored a hat-trick helping Godoy Cruz to beat Boca Juniors 4–1.
Ironically, his improved form would only cause more heartbreak; being Godoy Cruz best player, he would yet again have an injury putting a major dent into his career. The next game, on 5 October 2008, away to Gimnasia (J), Jairo suffered a season-ending torn ACL in a hard tackle. Godoy Cruz subsequently lost their next 3 games.
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