Brother of legendary striker Quini, Jesus Castro was one of the most important goalkeeper of the Sporting Gijon history. He played 417 league games for the Rojiblancos in 17 seasons and won two Segunda Division titles, was LaLiga runner-up in 1979 and two times Copa del Rey finalist in 1981 and 1982.
NAME: Jesús Antonio Castro González
DATE OF BIRTH: 23/01/1951
PLACE OF BIRTH: Oviedo, Asturias
NATIONALITY: Spain
HEIGHT: 183 cm
POSITION: Goalkeeper
CAREER:
Sporting Gijon
1967-68 Segunda Division (2/0) 5th
1968-69 Segunda Division (24/0) 5th
1969-70 Segunda Division (38/0) 1st
1970-71 La Liga (25/0) 12th
1971-72 La Liga (31/0) 11th
1972-73 La Liga (32/0) 14th
1973-74 La Liga (30/0) 13th
1974-75 La Liga (21/0) 14th
1975-76 La Liga (24/0) 18th
1976-77 Segunda Division (38/0) 1st
1977-78 La Liga (34/0) 5th
1978-79 La Liga (27/0) 2nd
1979-80 La Liga (30/0) 3rd
1980-81 La Liga (28/0) 7th
1981-82 La Liga (7/0) 14th
1982-83 La Liga (22/0) 8th
1983-84 La Liga (4/0) 13th
1984-85 La Liga (0/0) 4th
INTERNATIONAL CUPS:
Sporting Gijon
1978-79 UEFA Cup (4/0) R64
1979-80 UEFA Cup (2/0) R32
1980-81 UEFA Cup (2/0) R32
NATIONAL TEAM:
SPAIN U23
HONOURS:
Sporting Gijon
Segunda Division: 1969-70, 1976-77
La Liga (runner-up): 1978-79
Copa del Rey (runner-up): 1980-81, 1981-82