He knew the glory in his passage through Morelia, but the vices, violence and wasteful led him to ruin.
Hernán Castro He was a Chilean footballer who began his career at Audax Italiano, debuting at 17 years of age, being one of the youngest of his team and the country. Born in Marginal neighborhood of Marina, he had to dodge the vices that led his neighbors and friends to end early with their lives.
With a prodigious left and a great talent, The nickname “Indian” had its peak in Mexican football. During the 1990s, he had one step through Atlético Morelia that will be remembered forever by the fans, but later, he had to live in homelessness in one of the poorest neighborhoods of his country. So what led Hernán Castro to end in ruin? Let’s review its story.
Hernán Indio Castro
Hernán Castro’s successful career
His childhood was hard. He had to see his friends and neighbors get lost in the vices of alcohol and drug addiction, but interest in football could get him out of that context. As a teenager, his father led him to prove Audax Italiano, where he broke it from the beginning and debut at the early age of 17. In a short time, he won the respect of the fans surprising everyone with a prodigious left -hander.
Soon, it was requested by other teams that bought their pass, Santiago Wanderers, Huachipato and Deportivo Unión San Felipe while in Chile. However, then he acknowledged that while playing, the vices were latent. Alcohol and marijuana never ceased to be part of their life, although as there was no anti doping, the authorities never knew.
However, his career was enhanced when he was bought by Atlético Morelia, who paid a millionaire sum and made a fairly high contract. He reached 31 games and won more than 30 million Mexican pesos. And from there, he left Mexico to play his country in Coquimbo Unido.
Upon returning, his friends, knowing their new economic situation, took advantage of their goodness and They began to live at the party pay for him. The Indian always considered that when a friend would need to party and have no money, he should help him, thus beginning an ascending spiral of waste and vices.
From the millions to destitution: what happened
After a while, An injury to the menisci drove it completely from the courtsand his previous lifestyle made it unable to save enough money for such eventualities. At that time, he had serious problems due to his behavior. He violently assaulted his wife, so she denounced him and ended up prisoner and with a perimeter. Then he approached his son while drunk and returned to jail. A brother led him to live with him, but since he did not feel comfortable he preferred to live on the street.
In that way, he spent a year living outdoors, deeply depressed without wanting to relate to anyone. When he was found in the street, various friends of the Indian Castro looked for ways to help him. The Municipality of Cerro Navia gave it accommodation in a gymnasium in the community and began its rehabilitation. With the passage of time his family forgave him. Suddenly, thanks to tributes and charity parties, he began to recover his well -being, but the past vices took its toll, and He died on August 17, 2021, since the damage to his health was irreversible.
Source: Ambito
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