Raúl Osvaldo Castronovo Zanón (born 11 January 1949) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker.
 Castronovo with Rosario Central in 1969 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Osvaldo Castronovo Zanón | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1970 | Rosario Central | 63 | (14) |
| 1971 | Peñarol | 19 | (13) |
| 1971–1974 | Nancy | 79 | (30) |
| 1974–1977 | Málaga | 56 | (20) |
| 1977–1978 | Hércules | 18 | (6) |
| 1978–1979 | Salamanca | 26 | (8) |
| 1979–1980 | Algeciras | 22 | (3) |
| Total | 283 | (94) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Castronovo began his career with local Rosario Central in 1968. An economic crisis prompted his move to Peñarol in Uruguay, where he became the top scorer of the 1971 edition of the Copa Libertadores, tied with Luis Artime at ten goals.[1]
After playing in Ligue 1 with AS Nancy Lorraine for three seasons, Castronovo moved to Spain where he remained until the end of his career, representing CD Málaga, Hércules CF, UD Salamanca and Algeciras CF and competing in both La Liga and Segunda División. On 27 April 1980, whilst a free agent, he was involved in a match fixing incident between the first and the third clubs which resulted in a two-year ban for himself, Málaga teammate Julio Orozco and Salamanca manager Felipe Mesones;[2] he retired shortly after, aged only 31.
References edit
- ^ Copa Libertadores de América 1971; at RSSSF
- ^ El Salamanca, un borrón en la historia malaguista (Salamanca, blur in malaguista history); Diario Sur, 27 August 2007 (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Raúl Castronovo at BDFutbol