Bram Castro (born 30 September 1982) is a Belgian former

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who played as a

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Club career

Castro made his debut in professional football, being part of the RC Genk squad in the 2000–01 season. He also played for Sint-Truidense VV before joining

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The c ...

Roda JC

At Roda, Castro was the number one goalkeeper for 3 seasons. On 30 October 2007, Castro scored the equalizer (2–2) in the dying seconds of the KNVB Cup 2007-08 third round tie against

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

won the match 3–2

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and would go on to reach the final, losing to

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. In December 2009 Castro was involved in a fight with fellow team member Anouar Hadouir, who hit Castro in the face. Hadouir was fined by the club but Castro would lose his place between the goalposts soon after and was released by Roda at the end of the season. On 1 October 2010, Castro joined

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...

for the 2010–11 season. After 1 season at

he played 1 season for Sint-Truidense VV, 2 seasons for

MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently ...

and in the summer of the 2014/2015 season he signed a 2 year long deal with

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team

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

Honours

Mechelen *

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: 2018–19

References

External links

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Voetbal International profile
* 1982 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgian people of Spanish descent K.R.C. Genk players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Roda JC Kerkrade players MVV Maastricht players Heracles Almelo players K.V. Mechelen players K.V. Oostende players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football goalkeepers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Footballers from Hasselt 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-goalkeeper-stub