| Lillo | |
| Full Name: | Manuel Castellano Castro |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Aspe, Spain |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Full-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Valencia |
| Years1: | 2007–2010 |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs2: | → Murcia (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2010 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2010–2012 |
| Caps4: | 44 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2010 |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2013–2016 |
| Caps7: | 67 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps8: | 25 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2017–2020 |
| Caps9: | 60 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2020 |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps11: | 18 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps12: | 63 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps13: | 17 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:50, 27 September 2024 (UTC) |
Manuel Castellano Castro (born 27 March 1989), commonly known as Lillo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a full-back.
Born in Aspe, Province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Lillo began his career with local Valencia CF, playing three seasons with the reserves. In 2006–07 and 2009–10, he totalled 23 appearances, with the team being relegated from Segunda División B on both occasions.[1] [2] In between, he spent the 2008–09 campaign on loan at Real Murcia CF,[3] playing only 13 competitive games as the club finished 14th in the Segunda División.[4]
On 21 March 2010, Lillo appeared in his first official match with the main squad, featuring the first 45 minutes of a 2–0 La Liga home win against UD Almería.[5] In late May, as his contract with Valencia was expiring, he signed with Elche CF;[6] however, due to a mistake from his agent, the move was declared void and, two months later, he joined Almería.[7]
Lillo spent the vast majority of his first season with the Andalusians with the B side in the third tier, making three appearances for the first team. In November 2012, the free agent joined another side in that league, CD Alcoyano.[8]
On 18 July 2013, Lillo moved to SD Eibar, recently promoted to the second division.[9] He played 26 matches in his debut campaign, with the club being promoted to the top flight for the first time ever, and on 11 July 2014 renewed his link for a further year.[10]
Lillo agreed to an extension at the Basque team on 31 December 2014, until 2017.[11] On 5 July 2016, he mutually agreed to terminate his contract,[12] and signed a two-year deal with Sporting de Gijón hours later.[13] He scored his only goal in the main division on 15 January 2017, but in a 2–3 home loss to Eibar.[14]
On 1 September 2017, the free agent Lillo joined second-tier CA Osasuna on a two-year contract.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Murcia (loan) | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Valencia | 2009–10 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Almería | 2010–11 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Alcoyano | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Eibar | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |||
| Sporting Gijón | 2016–17 | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Osasuna | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Numancia | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 208 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 1 | |||
Eibar
Osasuna
Spain U20