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Israel Castro (footballer, born 1975)

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Footballer (born 1975) 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 (age 49)
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
International career
1997–1998 El Salvador 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 de Albufeira.

International career

Castro became a Salvadoran citizen in 1996. He made his debut for the El Salvador national team 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 four matches in the process, under the popular Serbian coach Milovan Đorić and represented his country at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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

Career statistics

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 January 1998 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–0 Friendly match
2 29 January 1998 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Honduras 1–1 1–1 Friendly match
3 18 November 1998 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA  Honduras 1–1 2–1 Hurricane Relief Tournament

Honours

Atlético Paranaense

Luis Ángel Firpo

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

External links

El Salvador squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
El Salvador


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