Jorge Castañeda (footballer)

Jorge "Tote" Castañeda Reyes (born 12 January 1970) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder during his career. He was the captain of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Tote Castañeda
Personal information
Full name Jorge Castañeda Reyes
Date of birth (1970-01-12) 12 January 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1996 Club Atlas
1997 Colorado Rapids 24 (0)
1999 Cruz Azul 4 (0)
2000 Tecos UAG 1 (0)
International career
1992 Mexico U23
Managerial career
2007–2009 Club Atlas
2009–2010 Cruz Azul Hidalgo (assistant)
2012–2014 Dorados de Sinaloa(assistant)
2016–2017 América U-13(assistant)
2016 América U-13(Interim)
2017–2018 Club Necaxa Reserves and Academy
2018–2019 Necaxa (women) (Assistant)
2020 Tlaxcala (Assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19–07–10

Club career edit

In 1987, when he was eighteen, Castañeda signed with Club Atlas. He remained with Atlas until 1996. On 13 March 1997, Castañeda signed with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.[1] He returned to Mexico and finished his career with Cruz Azul, Cruz Azul Hidalgo, Tecos de UAG, Tigrillos and Lobos de la BUAP.[2]

Castañeda managed Atlas on an interim basis following Rubén Omar Romano's departure in September 2007.[2]

Personal life edit

Castañeda's brother, Guadalupe, was also a professional footballer.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ RAPIDS ACQUIRE MEXICAN SUPERSTAR JORGE "TOTE" CASTANEDA Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Partido de ex profesionales de futbol vs Manzanillo" [Party of former professional footballers vs Manzanillo]. Correo de Manzanilla (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ^ "El gol olímpico en Barcelona 1992, lo anoté con los ojos cerrados" (in Spanish). Linea Directa. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

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