BIO:
Castillo comes to Real So Cal with numerous years of coaching success at the high school and club levels.
Castillo recently led the Under-14 Boys Valley United Blast club team to the United States Youth Soccer National Championship. It is not the only success Castillo has tasted at the club level. His Valley United Boys ‘91 squad won League and League Cup in 2002 and 2003. He also led his teams to a National State Cup Championship and Far West Regional title in 2004, 2005 and 2006. He also coached his Boys ‘92 team to League titles in 2003 and 2004.
At the high school ranks, Castillo was the head coach of the Reseda High School boys varsity team for six years, in which the Regents made the playoffs every season. Among the Northridge players Castillo coached at RHS were Matador All-Americans Edwin Miranda and Willie Sims. In 1998, Castillo and the Regents won the City Championship as he was named Coach of the Year. Castillo was also an assistant with the Pierce College women’s team and helped them reach the playoffs in their first season. Castillo has also coached at Louisville and Harvard-Westlake High Schools.
The native of Guatemala earned his bachelor of science degree from Cal State Northridge in 2002. Castillo currently lives in Reseda, Calif.