Israel Castro Macías (born 20 December 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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.
Mexico Primera División: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2011
Primera División de México Best Defensive Midfielder :Clausura 2011
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
Israel Castro Profile at FootballDatabase
Israel Castro – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
Israel Castro at National-Football-Teams.com