Casto

Casto

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Born in Pueblonuevo del Guadiana, Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Casto spent four years at local Mérida (formative years included), making seven league appearances for the seniors in the Segunda División B. In 2003, he moved to Logroñés where he played one season before joining Albacete of Segunda División, featuring in one match for the first team in 2005–06. Casto signed with Real Betis in the summer of 2006, where he initially began as third-choice behind Pedro Contreras and Toni Doblas. With the arrival of Portuguese international Ricardo in the following campaign, it seemed as though he would be provided with little opportunity to shine, even with Contreras' departure. However, after a serious injury to Doblas, he was called up from the reserves; after Ricardo also went down with a minor ailment, he made his debut in La Liga on 16 December 2007, in a 3–1 home win against Almería. In March and April 2008 Casto, who eventually overtook Ricardo as starter after the latter's recovery, featured in Betis' first three back-to-back victories in over two years, with wins over Osasuna, Barcelona and Real Zaragoza. In his first five games his team won four, with the player keeping clean sheets in three. As coach, Paco Chaparro stayed on the bench for 2008–09 and Casto won the battle for first-choice over Ricardo, being the undisputed starter during the early stages, a situation which would revert midway through the season. He started often after Ricardo's departure to Leicester…

Career statistics

As of match played 4 April 2021

Club
CD Logroñés (2003–2004)
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Real Betis B (2006–2007)
Club
Mérida UD (2001–2003)
Club
Albacete Balompié (2006–2006)
Club
Real Betis Balompié (2007–2013)
Club
Albacete Balompié B (2004–2006)
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Real Murcia (2013–2014)
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UD Las Palmas (2014–2015)
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Unión Deportiva Almería (2015–)

Legacy

Honours

Betis

Segunda División: 2010–11

Clubs

Played together with

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Spanish footballer

Position

goalkeeper

Extract from Wikipedia

Casto Espinosa Barriga, known simply as Casto, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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