Football Association. Castro has played for the German national U-21 team at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. After three test caps at the beginning of 2006, Castro gained a place in the German squad for the finals of the U-21 European Championship 2006 in Portugal. There he delivered solid performances. His biggest footballing success was winning the U-21 Championship 2009 in Sweden under coach Horst Hrubesch. In a 4–0 victory in the final against England, Castro scored the first goal in the 23rd minute. In the European Championship qualifier against the Czech Republic on 24 March 2007, Castro was called up to the senior squad for the first time and four days later, he made his debut against Denmark. Following this, Castro would never again feature in the national squad. Career statistics Club 1.Includes DFB-Ligapokal, DFL-Supercup and Bundesliga relegation play-offs Honours Bayer Leverkusen DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2008–09 Bundesliga runner-up: 2010–11 Borussia Dortmund DFB-Pokal: 2016–17 Germany U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009 Individual UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2015–16 References External links Gonzalo Castro at kicker.de Leverkusen who's who 1987 births Living people Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia Sportspeople from Wuppertal German people of Spanish descent German footballers Germany international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers Spanish footballers Spain youth international footballers Association football defenders Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Borussia Dortmund players VfB Stuttgart players Arminia Bielefeld players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 2. Bundesliga players