Israel Castro
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| Full name | Israel Castro Macias | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | UNAM | 324 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Cruz Azul | 92 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Guadalajara | 67 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Toledo | 73 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Mexico | 48 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Israel Castro Macías (born December 20, 1980) is a former Mexican footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club CD Toledo.
Club career
Pumas UNAM
He currently plays as a defender for Guadalajara . He joined the Pumas youth system and worked his way through the ranks to debut in 2002; he was a regular starter and played a very important role in the 2004 campaign of the team, when Pumas won consecutive league championships. Fans also call him the "Asesino de galácticos" or "Galactic Assassin". Since he was the lone scorer in the game when Pumas defeated Real Madrid for the Santiago Bernabeu trophy in 2004. After becoming champion with Pumas Unam he was drafted by Cruz Azul. He left the team as a captain.
Honours
Club
- UNAM
- Mexico Primera Division: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2011
- Campeón de Campeones: 2004
- Cruz Azul
- Guadalajara
International
- Mexico
Individual
- Best Defensive Midfielder of the tournament:Clausura 2011
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | August 12, 2009 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  United States |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
External links
- Israel Castro Profile at FootballDatabase
- Israel Castro – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Israel Castro at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mexico City
- Association football midfielders
- Mexican footballers
- Mexico international footballers
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- 2007 Copa América players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Club Universidad Nacional footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- C.D. Guadalajara footballers
- CD Toledo players
- Liga MX players
- Segunda División B players
- Mexican expatriate footballers
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Mexican football midfielder stubs