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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Salazar Castillo | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||
Date of death | 8 May 2022 | (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) |
2010–2011 | → Jaguares (loan) | 32 | (7) |
2012 | → Jaguares (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → Altamira (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2013–2014 | → Zacatepec (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]