Antonio Salazar (footballer)

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)
2010–2011 → 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Salazar Castillo (7 February 1989 – 8 May 2022) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Guadalajara

Salazar made his debut with Chivas on 18 March 2007, against America. This game resulted in a 1–0 victory for America over Chivas. His nickname is "Hulk" because of his strength. Despite having not shown his worthiness at Primera División, he was viewed as Chivas' most promising young forward. Salazar was top scorer at Copa Chivas 2008. He scored his first goal with Chivas, 15 seconds after he subbed in for Omar Bravo.

Loan to Jaguares de Chiapas & return to Chivas

Salazar signed on loan with Jaguares for the Torneo Bicentenario 2010. After a great performance with Jaguares de Chiapas during Copa Santander Libertadores de America and Clausura 2011, Salazar returned to Chivas de Guadalajara for the Apertura 2011. However, on the Clausura 2012 season, "Hulk" even had minutes with the first team, being on the bench almost all the time.

Second loan to Jaguares

With the arrival of new coach John van't Schip, Salazar was not considered for Chivas first team, being loaned to Jaguares for a second time. He scored again with Jaguares against Necaxa in the Copa MX game, making the winning goal.

Death

On May 8, 2022, Salazar was found burned inside the trunk of his car between Tonalá and El Salto. The circumstances of his death remain unknown.[1]

References

  1. ^ "El 'Hulk' murió calcinado y sus restos hallados en un maletero: Fiscalía". 13 May 2022.