Osvaldo Castro

Castro started his career Chilean club Unión La Calera in 1965, before joining Deportes Concepción. After three seasons he transferred to Mexican side Club América. Castro joined Club Jalisco for the 1975–76 season, scoring 26 goals in 32 league appearances. In all he scored 91 league goals for the club in his four seasons with them. Following Jalisco's removal from the Primera División, Castro returned to Chile and joined Universidad Católica for about a month. Next, he joined Deportivo Neza in 1979–80, before moving on to Atlético Potosino for 1981/82. He played his last Mexican seasons with Pumas de la UNAM, finishing with them in 1983/84. He played for the Chile national team on four occasions during the 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Following his retirement, he has worked as coach for the Pumas UNAM youth ranks.

His nickname was Pata Bendita (Blessed Foot) since he was a young player, due to his strong shoots.

Deportes Concepción

Torneo Provincial de Chile: 1970 Copa Francisco Candelori: 1970 América

Copa México: 1973–74 Chile

Copa del Pacífico: 1971 Individual

Primera División de Chile Top Goalscorer: 1970 Chilean Footballer of the Year: 1970 Primera División de México Top Goalscorer: 1973–74 Copa México Top Goalscorer: 1973–74 Soccer Hall of Fame: 2025