Raúl Osvaldo Castronovo Zanón (born 11 January 1949) is an Argentine retired

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

Rosario, Santa Fe Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

, Castronovo began his career with local

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

in 1968. An economic crisis prompted his move to

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...

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, where he became the top scorer of the 1971 edition of the

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, tied with

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at ten goals. After playing in

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with

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for three seasons, Castronovo moved to Spain where he remained until the end of his career, representing

CD Málaga Club Deportivo Málaga was a Spanish football club based in Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It played twenty seasons in La Liga, before being dissolved in 1992. History Origins The first football club in Málaga was establ ...

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UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

and

Algeciras CF Algeciras Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Algeciras, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1909 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at '' Estadio Nuevo Mirador''. History Foo ...

and competing in both

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and

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. On 27 April 1980, whilst a

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, he was involved in a

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incident between the first and the third clubs which resulted in a two-year ban for himself, Málaga teammate

Julio Orozco Julio Orozco Martín (born 14 May 1948) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward. He made 140 La Liga appearances and scored 33 goals for Atlético Madrid and Málaga, winning two league titles and the Copa del Generalísimo with t ...

and Salamanca manager

Felipe Mesones Felipe Mesones Temperán (9 February 1936 – 15 December 2017) was an Argentine football right winger and coach. Playing career Born in Buenos Aires, Mesones spent the vast majority of his career in Spain, representing Real Murcia CF, Levante ...

;El Salamanca, un borrón en la historia malaguista (Salamanca, blur in ''malaguista'' history)

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, 27 August 2007 (in Spanish) he retired shortly after, aged 31.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castronovo, Raul 1949 births Living people Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent 20th-century Argentine sportsmen Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Rosario Central footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Peñarol players Ligue 1 players AS Nancy Lorraine players La Liga players Segunda División players CD Málaga footballers Hércules CF players UD Salamanca players Algeciras CF footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Copa Libertadores top scorers