Israel Castro (footballer, born 1975)

Israel Castro Franco (born April 11, 1975) is a former professional football player who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he represented the El Salvador national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Franco.
Israel Castro Franco
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-04-11) April 11, 1975
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Luis Ángel Firpo
2000–2001 Juventus-SP
2000 Atlético Paranaense
2002 Imortal
2002–2004 Luis Ángel Firpo
2005 Portuguesa
2005–2006 Chalatenango
2006 Combate Barreirinha
2006 San Salvador
2007 Once Municipal
2007 CESP
2008 TCW
2009 Vila Fanny
National team‡
1997–1998 El Salvador 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 February 2011

Club career

Castro spent the majority of his career in his adopted homeland El Salvador, mostly twice at Luis Ángel Firpo. He also played in his native Brazil and for a short period of time with the Portuguese lower league outfit Imortal Albufeira.

International career

Castro became a Salvadoran citizen in 1996. He made his debut for El Salvador in an August 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 3 goals. He thus participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup campaign, playing 4 matches in the process,[1] under the popular Serbian coach Milovan Đorić and represented his country at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[2]

His final international was a November 1998 friendly match against Honduras.

International goals
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 January 1998Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago2-02-0Friendly match
229 January 1998Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Honduras1-11-1Friendly match
318 November 1998Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA Honduras1-12-1Hurricane Relief Tournament

Titles
Season Team Title
2000Clube Atlético ParanaenseCampeonato Paranaense
1997-98C.D. Luis Ángel FirpoPrimera División de Fútbol Profesional

References
  1. Israel Castro – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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