Castor Elzo

Castor Elzo Medina (7 November 1917 – 14 September 1989) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder in the Spanish first division with seven different clubs in the 1940s, including Valencia and Real Madrid, thus setting a record that he held for 47 years, until Miquel Soler equalled it.

Career First steps Born in the Canary Islands town of Las Palmas on 7 November 1917, Elzo began playing football in the Valencia-based clubs Canalejas FC, Gimnástico FC, and Marino FC, joining the latter in 1934, aged 17.

After the Spanish Civil War, he played with Marino in the 1939–40 season, where he started playing as a left midfielder and ended up playing further back. After the Aragonese team was relegated to the Segunda División, he signed for Castellón, then in the top division, where he played 34 games and scored 11 goals in two seasons. thus not being a member of the Madrid squad that won the 1946 Copa del Generalísimo, after beating his former club Valencia 3–1 in the final. In 1950, he returned to his homeland to play for UD Las Palmas, helping his side achieve promotion to La Liga in 1951,

When he joined Las Palmas in 1950, Elzo became the first footballer to play for both Real Madrid and Las Palmas, narrowly beating the likes of Juan Rodriguez Gallardo and Jean Luciano, who joined Las Palmas in 1951, after having already played in Madrid. Furthermore, he also held the record of having played in the First Division with seven different teams for 47 years, until Miguel Soler equaled it.

Death Elzo died in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, on 14 September 1989, at the age of 71.

Honours Real Zaragoza Spanish Amateur Championship: Champions (1): 1940–41

Valencia FC La Liga: Champions (1): 1943–44