Raúl Castronovo

Raúl Castronovo
	Castronovo with Rosario Central in 1969
Personal information
Full name	Raúl Osvaldo Castronovo Zanón
Date of birth	11 January 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1968–1970	Rosario Central
1971	Peñarol
1971–1974	Nancy
1974–1977	Málaga
1977–1978	Hércules
1978–1979	Salamanca
1979–1980	Algeciras
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raúl Osvaldo Castronovo Zanón (born 11 January 1949) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Castronovo began his career with local Rosario Central in 1968. An economic crisis prompted his move to Peñarol in Uruguay, where he became the top scorer of the 1971 edition of the Copa Libertadores, tied with Luis Artime at ten goals.^[1]

After playing in Ligue 1 with AS Nancy Lorraine for three seasons, Castronovo moved to Spain where he remained until the end of his career, representing CD Málaga, Hércules CF, UD Salamanca and Algeciras CF and competing in both La Liga and Segunda División. On 27 April 1980, whilst a free agent, he was involved in a match fixing incident between the first and the third clubs which resulted in a two-year ban for himself, Málaga teammate Julio Orozco and Salamanca manager Felipe Mesones;^[2] he retired shortly after, aged only 31.