Antonio Salazar (footballer)

Mexican footballer (1989–2022)

Antonio Salazar Castillo (7 February 1989 – 8 May 2022) was a Mexican professional footballer. He last played as striker for Cimarrones de Sonora in Ascenso MX in 2015. His career began in 2007.

Antonio Salazar
Personal information
Full name Antonio Salazar Castillo
Date of birth (1989-02-07)7 February 1989
Place of birth Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Date of death 8 May 2022(2022-05-08) (aged 33)
Place of death Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Guadalajara 26 (2)
2010–2011Jaguares (loan) 32 (7)
2012Jaguares (loan) 0 (0)
2013Altamira (loan) 12 (3)
2013–2014Zacatepec (loan) 15 (2)
2014–2015 Santos de Guápiles 21 (4)
2015 Sonora 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2015

Salazar was found burned and dead on 8 May 2022 inside of a trunk of a car in Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico at the age of 33.[1]

References

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  1. "El 'Hulk' murió calcinado y sus restos hallados en un maletero: Fiscalía".