Por que Héctor Castro era chamado de El Manco?

Aos 13 anos, ele perdeu parte do braço direito em um acidente com uma serra elétrica.

Héctor Castro marcou na final da Copa de 1930?

Sim. Ele fez o quarto gol do Uruguai na vitória por 4 a 2 sobre a Argentina.

Héctor Castro também foi treinador?

Sim. Dirigiu o Nacional nos títulos uruguaios de 1940 a 1943 e de 1952, e comandou a seleção do Uruguai em 1959.

Resposta rápida

Héctor Castro, o El Manco, foi um atacante uruguaio campeão mundial em 1930, autor do primeiro gol do Uruguai em Copas e do quarto gol na final.

Héctor Castro

Agustín Héctor Castro Rodríguez was born in Montevideo on November 29, 1904. At 13 years old, he lost part of his right arm in an accident with an electric saw, which gave rise to the nickname El Manco. A striker, he built his career at Nacional, with a spell at Estudiantes between 1932 and 1933. For the Uruguayan national team, he played 25 matches and scored 18 goals between 1923 and 1935. He was an Olympic champion in 1928 and World Champion in 1930. In the first World Cup, he scored Uruguay's first goal in the tournament's history against Peru, and the fourth goal in the 4-2 victory over Argentina in the final. As a coach, he led Nacional to Uruguayan titles in 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1952, and managed the Uruguayan national team in 1959. He died in Montevideo on September 15, 1960, at the age of 55.