Segundo Castillo De Barberan

What strikes me about Segundo Castillo is the sheer reach of his journey, from the small coastal town of San Lorenzo in Ecuador to clubs in Serbia, England, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. A defensive midfielder with 87 caps and 9 goals for Ecuador is rarely the headline name, but he is exactly the kind of player teammates lean on, the one who does the unseen work. That he went on to manage Barcelona SC tells me his football intelligence translated naturally into coaching. I find him a quietly admirable figure, the sort of grafter whose value the box score never fully captures, and I respect that immensely.

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Name (English)

Segundo Castillo De Barberan

Name (Japanese)

セグンド・カスティージョ

Reading

せぐんど・かすてぃーじょ

Born

May 15, 1982 (age 44)

Origin

San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segundo%20Castillo%20(footballer%2C%20born%201982)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316926

Tags

• Esmeraldas Province
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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