Israel Castro
 Castro playing for Cruz Azul | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | Defensive 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 556 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Mexico | 48 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||
Israel Castro Macías (born 20 December 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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[]
UNAM
- Mexico Primera Division: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2011
- Campeón de Campeones: 2004
Cruz Azul
Guadalajara
Mexico
Individual
- Best Defensive Midfielder of the tournament:Clausura 2011
Career statistics[]
International[]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 12 August 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.
- ^ Israel Castro at National-Football-Teams.com
External links[]
- Israel Castro Profile at FootballDatabase
- Israel Castro – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- Israel Castro at National-Football-Teams.com
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- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- 2007 Copa América players
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- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
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- Club Universidad Nacional footballers
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