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Jorge Castro
El Salvador
Soccer store Assistant Manager & fan group drummer
Jorge Castro
El Salvador
Soccer store Assistant Manager & fan group drummer
About
Jorge Castro lives in Round Rock near Austin, Texas. His father is from El Salvador, and his mother is Mexican-American. Supporting and watching El Salvador helps Jorge feel connected to his Salvadoran heritage, and he shares this intense passion with his father. Jorge works at a football store in Round Rock called The Soccer Corner. He has become part of the Austin football community and a member of La Murga de Austin supporters’ band for FC Austin, where he plays a drum called the surdo. He is now teaching his little brother.

The Unbreakable Bond

My time of being a fan of La Selecta has been filled with lots of ups and downs. I fell in love with La Selecta in 2008 after watching them come back from a 2-0 deficit against Panama to win 3-2 and seeing the pride on my dad’s face. Another high point of watching the team was when they beat Mexico in San Salvador for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. The game was awesome because against all odds they were able to beat a powerful Mexico team. 

Football has been one of the best things that has happened to me in my life, as it allows me to show how proud I am to be Salvadoran. I love when it is game day for La Selecta because it allows me to feel connected to my country and the Salvadoran people. One way to express my support for the team is by wearing whatever I can that represents El Salvador. Another way is by making banners to take to the game that have ES on them. 

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