Iván Castillo | |
Fullname: | Iván Sabino Castillo Salinas |
Birth Date: | 11 July 1970 |
Birth Place: | Coripata, Bolivia |
Height: | 1.79 m |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1990–1996 |
Caps1: | 293 total |
Goals1: | 23 |
Years2: | 1997–1999 |
Caps2: | 35 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1999–2002 |
Caps3: | (see above) |
Years4: | 2003–2004 |
Caps4: | 56 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Years5: | 2005–2006 |
Caps5: | 44 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Years6: | 2007 |
Caps6: | (see above) |
Nationalyears1: | 1993–2000 |
Nationalteam1: | Bolivia |
Nationalcaps1: | 36 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | May 25, 2008 |
Ntupdate: | May 25, 2008 |
Iván Sabino Castillo Salinas (born July 11, 1970, in Coripata, La Paz) is a retired football defender from Bolivia, who played at club level for Bolívar, The Strongest and La Paz F.C. in Bolivia. He also made a short stint with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy from Argentina.
From 1993 to 2000, Castillo earned 36 caps playing for the Bolivia national team[1] including participations in the 1997 Copa América, in which Bolivia finished as runners-up and the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup held in Mexico. He represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
He is the younger brother of Bolivian midfielder Ramiro Castillo, who committed suicide in 1997.