Jorge Castañeda (footballer)

Tote Castañeda
Personal information
Full name Jorge Castañeda Reyes
Date of birth (1970-01-12) 12 January 1970
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1996 Club Atlas
1997 Colorado Rapids 24 (0)
1999 Cruz Azul 4 (0)
2000 Tecos UAG 1 (0)
National team
1992 Mexico U-23
Teams managed
2007–2009 Club Atlas
2009–2010 Cruz Azul (assistant)
2012–2014 Dorados de Sinaloa(assistant)
2016–2017 Club América U-13(assistant)
2016 Club América U-13(Interim)
2017– Club Nexaca Youths(assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19–07–10

Jorge "Tote" Castañeda Reyes (born 12 January 1970 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a retired professional footballer from Mexico, who played as a midfielder during his career. He was the captain of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Club career

In 1987, when he was eighteen, Castañeda signed with Club Atlas. He remained with Atlas until 1996. On 13 March 1997, Castañeda signed with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.[1] He returned to Mexico and finished his career with Cruz Azul, Cruz Azul Hidalgo, Tecos de UAG, Tigrillos and Lobos de la BUAP.[2]

Castañeda managed Atlas on an interim basis following Rubén Omar Romano's departure in September 2007.[2]

Personal life

Castañeda's brother, Guadalupe, was also a professional footballer.[3]

References

  1. ↑ RAPIDS ACQUIRE MEXICAN SUPERSTAR JORGE "TOTE" CASTANEDA Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 "Partido de ex profesionales de futbol vs Manzanillo" [Party of former professional footballers vs Manzanillo]. Correo de Manzanilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "El gol olímpico en Barcelona 1992, lo anoté con los ojos cerrados" (in Spanish). Linea Directa. 27 July 2012.


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