Álex Castro


Alejandro "Álex" Castro Martín is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Castro spent the vast majority of his professional career in his native Canary Islands. He made his professional debut with UD Las Palmas, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–2 home win against Levante UD on 17 May 1997 for the Segunda División. His only other appearance of the season was on 15 June, as he played the entirety of a 3–0 away victory over CD Toledo.
From 1998 to 2000 Castro contributed with 56 league appearances, including 31 in the latter campaign to help his team promote to La Liga, as champions. His first and only game in the top flight occurred on 1 October 2000, 27 minutes in a 1–5 away loss to Valencia CF; in January of the following year, he was loaned to neighbouring CD Tenerife in the second level, joining in the same situation fellow league club CD Numancia roughly one year later.
Castro subsequently returned to Las Palmas, being relegated from the second tier in 2004. He retired in June 2009 at the age of 34, after spells in Segunda División B with Castillo CF, CD San Isidro and UD Villa de Santa Brígida.

Personal life

Castro was one of five brothers, of which Guillermo and Rubén were also footballers. All three came through at their hometown club, with the youngest enjoying his greatest success at Real Betis.