Cristián Gastón Castaño (born 8 June 1985) is a former

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Club career

A graduate from the academy of the

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, he played for

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before spending the majority of his career in

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, with exceptions in 2017 when he played for Thai side

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and the

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. A year later, he retired.

Personal life

He married Indonesian actress and singer

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in 2013. They divorced in 2016, but remained close until her death from cervical cancer in June 2017.

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* Living people 1985 births Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Deportivo Armenio footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Indonesian Premier Division players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players PSS Sleman players PSIS Semarang players Persiba Balikpapan players PSMS Medan players Gresik United F.C. players Madura United F.C. players Gastón Castaño Gastón Castaño Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Footballers from Santiago del Estero 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1980s-stub