| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1962-08-30)August 30, 1962 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima,Lima Province, Peru | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alianza Lima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | (5) | |
| 1989 | Miami Sharks | (10) | |
| 1990 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| 1990 | Washington Diplomats | ||
| 1989 | Memphis Rogues(indoor) | 7 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Chicago Power(indoor) | 31 | (63) |
| 1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 | (2) |
| 1991 | St. Louis Storm(indoor) | 6 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | San Diego Sockers(indoor) | 10 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Chicago Power(indoor) | 35 | (43) |
| 1994 | Houston Hotshots(indoor) | 14 | (7) |
| 1994 | Chicago Power(indoor) | 16 | (11) |
| 1995 | Arizona Sandsharks(indoor) | 25 | (23) |
| 1995–1996 | Detroit Rockers(indoor) | 14 | (7) |
| 1996 | Seattle SeaDogs(indoor) | 8 | (9) |
| 1996–1997 | Indiana Twisters(indoor) | 33 | (48) |
| 1997–1998 | Baltimore Spirit(indoor) | 6 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Montreal Impact(indoor) | 6 | (0) |
| 1999 | Houston Hotshots(indoor) | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | St. Louis Ambush(indoor) | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mirko Castillo (born August 30, 1962) is a Peruvian footballer who played as aforward, spending his entire professional career in the United States. He played two seasons in theAmerican Soccer League, tyingRicardo Alonso as the 1990 league leading scorer. He then played two seasons in theAmerican Professional Soccer League and over a dozen years playing in five indoor leagues.
Although Castillo began playing soccer in Peru, including time on theAlianza Lima youth teams, he moved to the United States in 1988 to sign with theFort Lauderdale Strikers of theAmerican Soccer League. In 1989, he moved to theMiami Sharks where he tiedRicardo Alonso as the league's leading scorer with ten goals. However, he finished second to Alonso in the points standings. In 1990, the ASL merged with theWestern Soccer League to form theAmerican Professional Soccer League. That summer, Castillo played for both theTampa Bay Rowdies and theWashington Diplomats in the APSL.[1] In the summer of 1991, he returned to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, but played only two games with the team.
Castillo began his indoor soccer career with theMemphis Rogues of theNational Professional Soccer League in 1989. The Rogues traded him to theChicago Power in mid-December. He spent two seasons in Chicago before moving to theSt. Louis Storm of theMajor Indoor Soccer League (MISL) where he had three goals and one assist in six games. After being released by St. Louis he was signed by theSan Diego Sockers on December 6, 1991. In 1992, the MISL collapsed and Castillo moved back to the Chicago Power. Castillo played the 1992–1993 season, but was released by the Power in the summer of 1993 after he engaged in several heated confrontations with head coachPato Margetic.[2] On January 8, 1994, the Power shuffled its coaching staff and signed Castillo for the remainder of the season. That summer, he joined theHouston Hotshots of theContinental Indoor Soccer League, a summer indoor league. He moved to theArizona Sandsharks for the 1994 CISL season, scoring 23 goals. In the fall of 1995, he signed with theDetroit Rockers, playing the 1995–1996 NPSL season. In 1996, Castillo began the summer indoor season with theSeattle SeaDogs of the CISL, but was waived on July 25, 1996. In September, he signed with theIndiana Twisters. He played the rest of the 1996 season in Indiana and the entire 1997 CISL season there. At the end of the 1997 season, the Twisters and CISL collapsed and in September 1997 theEdmonton Drillers selected Castillo in the supplemental draft. Castillo did not sign with the Drillers, but moved to theBaltimore Spirit for the 1997–1998 season. On February 5, 1998 the Spirit waived Castillo. He then played the 1998–1999 season with theMontreal Impact in the NPSL. He was back with theHouston Hotshots in the summer of 1999. This time, the Hotshots were in theWorld Indoor Soccer League. That fall, he signed with theSt. Louis Ambush of the NPSL, but played only three games.
Beginning in 1998, Castillo has held numerous positions as a director of coaching, coach and trainer with several youth soccer clubs in the Houston area.