Sergio Castaño

Spanish footballer and manager

Sergio Castaño
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Castaño Ortega
Date of birth	(1982-02-02) 2 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Dos Hermanas, Spain
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Eldense (assistant)
Youth career
	Peña Rociera
	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Sevilla B
2001–2003	Dos Hermanas
2003–2005	Zaragoza B	64	(0)
2005–2007	Xerez	41	(3)
2007–2008	Pontevedra	36	(2)
2008–2009	Ceuta	34	(0)
2009–2011	Pontevedra	54	(2)
2011–2012	Hospitalet	21	(0)
2012–2014	Arroyo	60	(3)
2014–2015	Gerena	16	(0)
Total		326	(10)
Managerial career
2015–2016	Gerena (assistant)
2016–2019	Betis B (assistant)
2019–2021	Ceuta (assistant)
2021–	Eldense (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Castaño Ortega (born 2 February 1982) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently assistant manager of CD Eldense.

Playing career

Castaño was born in Dos Hermanas, Province of Seville. An unsuccessful youth graduate of Sevilla FC, he went on to represent Dos Hermanas CF, Real Zaragoza B, Xerez CD, Pontevedra CF^[1]^[2]– two spells – AD Ceuta, CE L'Hospitalet^[3] and Arroyo CP.^[4]

With the exception of Andalusia's Xerez (Segunda División), all of Castaño's career was spent in the lower leagues. In 2014, aged 32, he moved to the Tercera División with CD Gerena.^[5]

Coaching career

After retiring, Castaño worked as assistant manager under José Juan Romero at Gerena, Betis Deportivo Balompié^[6] and AD Ceuta FC.^[7]

References

^ El Xerez tendrá que negociar con Sergio Castaño para poder fichar en enero (Xerez will have to negotiate with Sergio Castaño in order to sign in January); La Voz de Galicia, 15 December 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Sergio Castaño y Aicart son los primeros fichajes (Sergio Castaño and Aicart are the first signings); Diario AS, 14 July 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Castaño, la nova competència dels Viale (Castaño, new competition for the Viales); Ara, 23 August 2011 (in Catalan)
^ Quién dijo miedo en Arroyo (Who said fear in Arroyo); Hoy, 30 March 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Un derbi en línea ascendente (On-the-rise derby); La Voz Digital, 12 October 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Los detalles de la llegada de José Juan Romero al Betis B (The details of José Juan Romero's arrival at Betis B); Estadio Deportivo, 24 February 2016 (in Spanish)
^ José Juan Romero será presentado este martes y tendrá a Sergio Castaño de segundo (José Juan Romero will be presented this Tuesday and will have Sergio Castaño as second-in-command); Ceuta Deportiva, 17 June 2019 (in Spanish)