Mauricio Castillo Contreras (born 19 June 1987) is a Costa Rican international
footballer
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who plays professionally for
La U Universitarios
A.D.F.C.F. UCR is a soccer club in Costa Rica.
On 2 June 2017 the university rector Henning Jensen announced the cease of the agreement with the club, which starting on 1 July will no longer represent the university in any form.
The club was re ...
, as a
midfielder.
Club career
Castillo has played for
Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...
,
Belén,
Cartaginés and
Qingdao Jonoon.
In January 2015, Castillo rejoined Cartaginés.
International career
Castillo made his debut for
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
in 2012.
He has represented his country in
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is a competitive match that a national association football team takes in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the (men's) FIFA World Cup.
Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
matches,
and played at the
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The competition began on 7 July 2013 at the ...
.
References
1987 births
Living people
Footballers from San José, Costa Rica
Men's association football midfielders
Costa Rican men's footballers
Costa Rica men's international footballers
Deportivo Saprissa players
Belén F.C. players
C.S. Cartaginés players
Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players
Municipal Grecia players
Liga FPD players
China League One players
Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
La U Universitarios footballers
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