Mexico City / 31.12.2020 18:45:49
When you ask yourself what stops you in life to achieve your goals, you should think about the example of Hector Castro. The name may not tell you much, but we are about to tell you the story of the footballer who lost an arm in his teens and even that didn’t stop him from becoming selected from Uruguay, score a goal in the first world Cup and lift the title in 1930.
Why did they call him the Divine Manco?
Born in Montevideo at the beginning of the last century, Hector Castro He was the son of a heavy machinery worker. It was precisely an accident with a chainsaw which amputated his right forearmHowever, this physical limitation was his “seal” more than an obstacle because in the world of soccer he was known as The Divine Manco for his enormous achievements.
Who was Héctor Castro, the Divine Manco?
Héctor Castro scored the first goal for Uruguay in the history of the World Cups and with that he gave the first triumph to his National Team against Peru; later it would mark the final 4-2 in the Final against Argentina to be World Champion 1930; but his “Divine” record also boasts two Copa América titles and the Gold Medal of the 1928 Olympic Games, coupled with multiple titles with the Nacional de Montevideo at club level.
His legacy not only remained as a footballer, but also as a coach by handing over six League championships to the Nacional and taking the reins of the Garra Charrúa in 1959, a year before his death due to a heart attack.
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