 Castano in 1967 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 May 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cinisello Balsamo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 January 2023 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Balsamese | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Legnano | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1957–1958 | Triestina | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1958–1970 | Juventus | 265 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 322 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1969 | Italy | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Ernesto Castano (Italian pronunciation: [erˈnɛsto ˈkastano];[citation needed] 2 May 1939 – 5 January 2023) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender. Throughout his club career he played for Legnano, Triestina, and Juventus, winning domestic titles at the latter club. At international level, he was a member of the Italy national team that won UEFA Euro 1968.
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Club career
Castano was born in Cinisello Balsamo in the Province of Milan. He played club football for three Italian clubs throughout his career: Legnano, Triestina, and most prominently with Juventus, where he won several domestic titles, also serving as the team's captain.
International career
At international level, Castano also played for the Italy national team on seven occasions between 1959 and 1969, winning the 1968 UEFA European Championship on home soil.[1]
Italian Footballers Association
On 3 July 1968, Castano founded the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC), in Milan, along with a number of fellow players including Giacomo Bulgarelli, Sandro Mazzola, Gianni Rivera, Giancarlo De Sisti, and Giacomo Losi. The recently retired Sergio Campana, also a lawyer, was appointed president of the association.[2]
Death
Castano died on 5 January 2023, at the age of 83.[3]
Honours
Juventus
- Coppa Italia: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65
- Serie A 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966–67
Italy
References
- ^ Ernesto Castano at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "La storia". assocalciatori.it (in Italian). Associazione Italiana Calciatori. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ "Addio Ernesto Castano, capitano dello scudetto operaio". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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