“We are very happy that we can add a lot of first division experience to our squad with Gonzalo“, said Arminia’s sports director Samir Arabi according to the club’s announcement.”He has proven his undisputed qualities in the Bundesliga and in international competitions for more than 15 years and has always been an important leader on his stations.“
The five-time German national player knows the Bundesliga very well: Gonzalo Castro played for Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund and most recently at VfB Stuttgart. The 34-year-old has been without a club since last summer. Now the fourth Bundesliga team is waiting with Arminia Bielefeld. According to the club’s announcement, the contract until the end of the season also includes an option to extend it.
Training starts on December 28th
Together with his new team-mates, Castro will start preparing for the second half of the table on December 28th. “We expect him to help lead our team, which is still relatively inexperienced in the Bundesliga, and actively support the young players to develop faster and better“said coach Frank Kramer.
Castro is starting his new job with number seven and with confidence. “The time is very short, it will be very intense“said the newcomer.”With lots of talks and lots of training sessions on the pitch, the aim will be to develop the boys’ strengths so that the upcoming games will hopefully continue as they did against Bochum and Leipzig. “Bielefeld had recently celebrated victories against both teams.