Ernesto Castano

Ernesto Càstano

Personal information
Full name	Ernesto Càstano
Date of birth	(1939-05-02) 2 May 1939
Place of birth	Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Balsamese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1957	Legnano	26	(0)
1957–1958	Triestina	31	(0)
1958–1970	Juventus	265	(0)
Total		322	(0)
International career
1959–1969	Italy	7	(0)
Medal record Representing Italy Football (soccer) UEFA European Football Championship Italy 1968
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernesto Castano (born 2 May 1939) is a former Italian football player from Cinisello Balsamo in the Province of Milan, who played as a defender.

Career

Castano played club football for three clubs: Legnano, Triestina, and most prominently with Juventus, where he won several domestic titles.

At international level, also played for the Italian national football team on seven occasions between 1959 and 1969, winning the 1968 UEFA European Championship on home soil.

Honours

Club

Juventus

• Coppa Italia: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65
• Serie A 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966–67

International

Italy

• UEFA European Football Championship: 1968

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Omar Sivori	Juventus F.C. captains 1965-1970	Succeeded by Sandro Salvadore