Ignacio "Nacho" Castro García (born 30 June 1971) is a Spanish

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coach and a former player who played mainly as a

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. He is the manager of Mexican team

Atlético Morelia Club Atlético Morelia is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Morelia, Michoacán de Ocampo, Michoacán, that competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. The club plays their ...

Playing career

Born in

Avilés Avilés (Asturian and ;) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias. The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged ...

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, Castro began his career with local side

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, making his senior debut in 1989 at the age of just 18 and establishing himself as a starter in the following year, as his side achieved promotion from

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

. He made his professional debut on 9 September 1990, playing the last 26 minutes in a 0–2

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away loss against

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

. Castro scored his first professional goal on 26 May 1991, netting his team's third in a 3–3 home draw against

Palamós CF Palamós Club de Futbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Palamós, a town and commercial port in the ''Costa Brava'', in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in the late 19th century, it currently plays in , holding home matc ...

. In 1992, after suffering relegation, he moved to fellow second division side

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. After leaving ''Barça'' in 1995, Castro resumed his career mainly in the third division, representing

Deportivo de La Coruña B Real Club Deportivo Fabril, previously known as ''Deportivo B'', is the reserve team of Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, it is based in A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It currently plays in , holding home games at Cidade Dep ...

, Avilés (two stints),

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

Real Jaén Real Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Jaén, Spain, Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1929 it plays in , holding home matches at ''Nuevo Estadio de La Vict ...

Real Ávila CF Real Ávila Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Ávila, Spain, Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Esta ...

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a capacity of 7,813 seaters. History ...

UD Lanzarote Unión Deportiva Lanzarote is a Spanish football team based in Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1970 it plays in , holding home games at the '' Ciudad Deportiva de Lanzarote'' (sports city), a 6,000-se ...

UD Fuerteventura Unión Deportiva Fuerteventura was a Spanish football team based in Fuerteventura, in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Founded in 2004 and dissolved in 2010, it played its last season ( 2009–10) in Tercera División, and held ho ...

Logroñés CF Logroñés Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2000 and dissolved in 2008 it held home games at ''Estadio Las Gaunas'', with a capacity of 16,000 spectators. History ...

and

CD Orientación Marítima Club Deportivo Orientación Marítima is a Spanish football team based in Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Founded in 1954, it plays in , holding home games at '' Ciudad Deportiva de Lanzarote'', with a capa ...

. He then signed for

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

side

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Segunda División, and holds home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a ...

in 2007, before retiring with

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side AD Guíxols in 2009.

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring, Castro was named manager of his last side Guíxols. He subsequently worked in the youth sides of EF Sant Feliu before being appointed in charge of

CF Peralada Club de Futbol Peralada is a Spanish football team based in Peralada, in Province of Girona of the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1915, it plays in , holding home matches at ''Municipal de Peralada'' with a capacity of 1,500 seats. ...

in 2011. On 19 May 2015, after achieving promotion to the fourth division, Castro left Peralada. He took over Girona FC B on 12 June, with the club later becoming the second reserve side behind Peralada. On 3 July 2016, Castro was appointed manager of , but left the following 2 February. He took over

UA Horta Unió Atlètica d'Horta is a football team based in Barcelona. Founded in 1922, it plays in . Its stadium is ''Municipal d’Horta'' with a capacity of 2,500 seats. History The club was founded on April 18, 1922, after the merge of Club Esporti ...

in the following year, before replacing Gabri at the helm of

FC Andorra Futbol Club Andorra is a professional football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, that currently competes in , in the Spanish league system. The club was founded in 1942 and currently plays its home fixtures at Estadi Nacional. In spite ...

in the third division on 25 February 2020. On 18 January 2021, Castro was sacked by Andorra. On 6 July, he was named in charge of

San Fernando CD San Fernando Club Deportivo Isleño is a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2009, it plays in , holding home matches at Estadio Bahía Sur, with a capacity of 8,000 seats. H ...

. At the end of 2022 Castro was hired as coach by Ultimate Móstoles, team that plays at the

Kings League The Kings League is a seven-a-side football format established in 2022 by former player Gerard Piqué. The format, originally introduced in Spain, features rules that differ from traditional football regulations, such as a tie-breaker penalty s ...

, a

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league in

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. After finishing the first tournament, he left office. On 7 May 2023, Castro was appointed as manager of

Mineros de Zacatecas Club Deportivo Mineros de Zacatecas, simply known as Mineros de Zacatecas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Zacatecas, that competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. Founded in 2014, after ...

, a team that plays in the

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, the second division of the Mexican football system. On 18 November 2024, he was appointed as manager of

. He left the position on June 2025.

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