Israel Castro

Infobox Football biography
playername = Israel Castro


fullname = Israel Castro Macías
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|12|20
cityofbirth = Mexico City
countryofbirth = Mexico
height = height|m=1.76
nickname =
position = Defender
currentclub = Pumas
clubnumber = 5
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2002–
clubs = Pumas
caps(goals) = 217 0(7)
nationalyears = 2007–
nationalteam = Mexico
nationalcaps(goals) = 011 0(0)

Israel Castro (born December 20, 1980) is a Mexican football player.

He currently plays as a defender for Club Universidad Nacional, a Mexico City team commonly known as the Pumas. He joined the Pumas youth system and worked his way through the ranks to debut in 2002; he's a regular starter and played a very important role on the 2004 campaign of the team, when Pumas won consecutive league championships. Fans also call him the "Asesino de galácticos" or "Assassin of Galactics", since he was the lone scorer in the game when Pumas defeated Real Madrid (nicknamed "los galácticos") for the Santiago Bernabeú trophy in 2004.

*Mexican Primera División: (2)
** Apertura 2004, Clausura 2004
*Champion of Champions: (1) 2004
*Santiago Bernabeu Cup:1

External links

* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=7795&pn=Israel_Castro_Macías Israel Castro Profile] at FootballDatabase