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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan de Dios Castillo González | ||
| Date of birth | (1951-01-31)31 January 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 2014(2014-05-01) (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Monterrey,Nuevo León, Mexico | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1989–1994 | Mexico U-20 | ||
| 1994–1995 | TM Gallos Blancos | ||
| 1995–1996 | Real Saltillo | ||
| 1998–1999 | Santos Laguna | ||
| 2000 | Durango | ||
| 2001–2003 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | ||
| 2003–2004 | Real España | ||
| 2005–2006 | Marathón | ||
| 2007 | Atlético Mexiquense | ||
| 2008 | Olimpia | ||
| 2009 | Motagua | ||
| 2010–2011 | Honduras | ||
| 2012 | El Salvador[1][2] | ||
| 2013 | Motagua | ||
Juan de Dios Castillo González (31 January 1951 – 1 May 2014) was a Mexicanfootballer andcoach, last withF.C. Motagua of theLiga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the top tier of theHonduran football. He has coached in theProfessional Mexican League, as well in theHonduras Professional League, being a 2 time Champion withReal España andOlimpia.
He started playing professionally forMonterrey, in theMexican league, he also played forPachuca,San Luis,Toluca,Tampico Madero,Atlético Español andUnión de Curtidores, where he was called to be part of theMexico national football team.
He was called up for theMexico national football team.[3]
Castillo graduated from the National School of Football Coaches in 1983, starting to coach in all the possible Divisions in the Mexican league:3rd Division,2nd Division,1st Division A, and First Division.
He was the 3rd best Mexican coach in the history of theMexico national under-20 football team, with excellent numbers achieved a 5th place in the1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.
With a percentage of victories of the 60%, and players such asOswaldo Sánchez,Duilio Davino andRafael García Torres, who participated in his under-20 football team, he formed, later, part of theMexico national team that has played in the2006 FIFA World Cup inGermany.
He also assistedAlfonso Portugal in the1991 FIFA World Youth Championship inPortugal. After that, he managedTampico Madero during the second half of the1994-95 season. Castillo also coached theSantos Laguna team inTorreón, leading them to the 3rd place of the Group 4 in the1999 tournament.
He then went on to coach inHonduras forReal España, winning theNational Championship (Apertura) in 2003,runner-up (Apertura) withMarathón in 2005, and againChampion (Clausura) withOlimpia in 2008.
Then he coached thePrimera División A,Atlético Mexiquense, which is the part of theDeportivo Toluca. He returned once more toHonduras in 2009, to coach his 4th team in that country,F.C. Motagua.
He is the 2nd coach in the history of theHonduran national league in coaching the 4 best teams in that country.
He became the head coach of theHonduras national football team on August 16, 2010, until January 2011.[4]
After only 5 months in charge, he won theCopa Centroamericana inPanama againstCosta Rica (2–1), after 16 years thatHonduras could not win this regional cup.
His numbers in theHonduras national football team in 5 months are: 5 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses.
He was appointed as head coach ofEl Salvador national football team in July 2012.[5]
Castillo died on 1 May 2014, due toskin cancer.[6]