Rafael Castillo Huapaya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 2015 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Lima, Peru | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Alianza Lima | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1973–1974 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1981 | Peru XI | ||
| 1988 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1991 | Alianza Lima | ||
Rafael Castillo Huapaya (2 September 1927 – 15 April 2015) was a Peruvian football manager. He is the father of Rafael Castillo Lazón, also manager.[1]
Biography
Rafael ‘Cholo’ Castillo is himself the son of Rafael Castillo Ortega, who was the coach of Alianza Lima.[1] Having come through the ranks at that club, he never had the opportunity to join the first team due to a meniscus injury.[1] This forced him to end his playing career, and he became his father's assistant. When his father died in 1969, he took over the Alianza Lima player development. He spotted many players who would later become Alianza stars including Pedro Pablo León, Teófilo Cubillas, César Cueto, Jaime Duarte, José Velásquez, Luis Escobar, José González Ganoza, Waldir Sáenz and more recently Jefferson Farfán.[1]
On 27 August 1967, he made his debut as Alianza coach against Juan Aurich.[2] He would often be called upon as interim coach (in 1973, 1988 and 1991) except in 1974 when he managed the club for the entire season.[1]
In 1981, he was appointed coach of the Peruvian team competing in the 1981 Bolivarian Games in Venezuela.[3] He won the tournament. After a 37-year career serving Alianza as a coach and youth trainer, Castillo died on 15 April 2015.[4]
Honours
Peru XI
- Bolivarian Games: 1981[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Roberto Castro (17 April 2015). "Rafael Castillo Huapaya: Cholegado". De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Debut del 'Cholo' Rafael Castillo como técnico de Alianza Lima: Se hizo Cholo" [Rafael 'Cholo' Castillo's debut as Alianza Lima coach: He became a Cholo]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos (PDF). Instituto Peruano del Deporte. 27 November 1981. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "A cinco años del fallecimiento del cazatalentos Rafael Castillo Huapaya" [Five years after the death of talent scout Rafael Castillo Huapaya]. ESPN. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Juan Palacios Casas (25 June 2020). "Perú fútbol medalla de oro Juegos Bolivarianos una linda historia que muchos no conocen" [Peru football gold medal Bolivarian Games a beautiful story that many don't know]. Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2026.