Antonio Salazar (footballer)

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.

Antonio Salazar
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Salazar Castillo
Date of birth(1989-02-07)7 February 1989
Place of birthCiudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Date of death8 May 2022(2022-05-08) (aged 33)
Place of deathTonalá, Jalisco, Mexico
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2014Guadalajara26(2)
2010–2011Jaguares (loan)32(7)
2012Jaguares (loan)0(0)
2013Altamira (loan)12(3)
2013–2014Zacatepec (loan)15(2)
2014–2015Santos de Guápiles21(4)
2015Sonora8(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]

References

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