Miguel Ángel Castillo Sanhueza (born 25 August 1972) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile, Mexico and Bolivia.

Club career

A left-foot midfielder, Castillo is a product of

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youth system, playing for the club in three stints, scoring a total of 34 goals. In Chile he also played for

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and

Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are play ...

in the

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. In the

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, he played for Colchagua,

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and

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. Abroad, he played for the Mexican club León and the Bolivian club

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International career

In 2001, Castillo made an appearance for the Chile national team in the

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match against

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on 14 August.

Coaching career

He worked as manager of San Bernardo Unido in the Chilean Tercera B from 2015 to 2017.

References

External links

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