SOCCER PLAYER

José Antonio Castro

1980 - Today

Photo of José Antonio Castro

Icon of person José Antonio Castro

José Antonio Castro González (born 11 August 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager of the Mexico national under-15 team. He gained notoriety for his performances with Club América and at the 2006 FIFA World Cup for Mexico. He is often referred to by his nickname "El Gringo", given to him in his childhood because his parents are both Spanish, and his blue eyes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. José Antonio Castro is the 15,035th most popular soccer player (down from 13,627th in 2024), the 710th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 661st in 2019) and the 196th most popular Mexican Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of José Antonio Castro by language

Loading...

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Antonio Castro ranks 15,035 out of 21,273. Before him are Victor Karpenko, Yasin Ayari, Cheick Doucouré, Kan Kikuchi, Mario Gjurovski, and Chay Hews. After him are Nenad Krstičić, Leandro Pereira, Luis Valdéz, Christian Holst, Alejandro Alonso, and Miguel Vítor.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, José Antonio Castro ranks 1,204. Before him are Sergey Fedorovtsev, Jens Mouris, Juanjo Camacho, Hayato Yano, Massimo Gobbi, and Ingrid Hjelmseth. After him are Rebecca Henderson, Raško Katić, Anna Frebel, Paola Tirados, Olivier Véran, and Wil Traval.

Others Born in 1980

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, José Antonio Castro ranks 710 out of 729. Before him are Sofía Reyes (1995), Paulina Goto (1991), Íngrid Martz (1979), Inés Efron (1984), Uriel Antuna (1997), and Maribel Domínguez (1978). After him are Luis Valdéz (1965), Fernando Platas (1973), Belem Guerrero (1974), Víctor Estrada (1971), Roberto Alvarado (1998), and Alejandro Speitzer (1995).

Others born in Mexico

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mexico

Among soccer players born in Mexico, José Antonio Castro ranks 196. Before him are Rodolfo Pizarro (1994), Francisco Gabriel de Anda (1971), Johan Rodríguez (1975), Jesús Molina (1988), Uriel Antuna (1997), and Maribel Domínguez (1978). After him are Luis Valdéz (1965), Roberto Alvarado (1998), Jürgen Damm (1992), Luis Malagón (1997), Alexis Vega (1997), and Mario Méndez (1979).

Mexican born Soccer Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous