Nery Castillo
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| Full name | Nery Alberto Castillo Confalonieri | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1984 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder, Winger (retired) | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Danubio | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Olympiacos | 105 | (46) | |||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 12 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Manchester City (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2010 | → Chicago Fire (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2011 | → Aris (loan) | 10 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Aris | 20 | (6) | |||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Pachuca | 13 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2013 | → León (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | (2) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Mexico | 21 | (6) | |||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2009 |
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Nery Alberto Castillo Confalonieri (born 13 June 1984) is a retired Mexican footballer who last played as a forward in Rayo Vallecano.
Castillo was born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where his father, a Uruguayan professional footballer, had played for the local team of San Luis.
The family moved to South America while Castillo was still a small child. He started playing for Uruguayan side Danubio's youth team. While playing in a Brazilian tournament, Castillo was spotted by scouts from European clubs. He went on to trials with Manchester United, but failed to obtain a work permit and the transfer did not materialise.
At the age of 16, Castillo's father and agent accepted an offer from the Greek club Olympiacos. Three years after he joined Olympiacos, Castillo became a regular starter in both domestic and European competitions. He became a fan favourite with the Gate 7 Ultras and was even given the number 7 shirt in deference to them. Castillo was part of the Olympiacos squad that won the next three consecutive league titles. He was the club's leading scorer during the preparatory phase for the 2006–07 season, accumulating seven goals in friendly games. He finished the season second to Rivaldo in goals scored and assists for the club, with three goals scored in five Champions League games.
In early 2006, his father and agent began negotiations with the Mexico club Chivas de Guadalajara, but talks were suspended because Olympiacos weren't interested in selling the player at the time.
Subsequently, in 2007, Olympiacos accepted Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk's offer of €20 million for Castillo's services. Before this, in what Castillo correctly anticipated would be his last game for Olympiacos, he scored with a free kick shot, after "stealing" the kick from the team mate who was preparing to take it. He celebrated by running the length of the field on his own and throwing his shirt over to the fans at Gate 7.
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