Alberto García Aspe
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Full name | Alberto García Aspe Mena | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | May 11, 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1984–1991 | Pumas | 180 | (40) | |||||||||||||||||
1991–1997 | Necaxa | 185 | (69) | |||||||||||||||||
1995 | → River Plate (loan) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | América | 66 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Puebla | 97 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 533 | (149) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1988–2002 | Mexico | 109 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alberto García Aspe Mena (born May 11, 1967 in Mexico City) is a retired Mexican football midfielder. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the Mexico national team. He participated in 109 matches, scoring a total 21 goals. In addition, he has played in three FIFA World Cups.
Club career
García Aspe's club career started in 1984 with UNAM Pumas, debuting in a 4–1 win against Puebla. García Aspe played for UNAM Pumas, Necaxa, Argentine club River Plate, América, and Puebla. García Aspe was rewarded 4 Championships at a professional level with UNAM Pumas (1991), Necaxa (1995, 1996 and 1997). Overall García Aspe played 518 games, scored 142 goals, and registered 51 assists in the Mexican First Division. His last appearance in the Mexico First Division was in a 5–2 loss to Morelia.
International career
García Aspe's international debut came on February 21, 1989, in an impressive 2–1 victory against Guatemala. He has participated in 109 matches, scoring a total 21 goals. In addition, he played in three FIFA World Cup tournaments: (1994, 1998 and 2002).[1] García Aspe scored a goal in the 1994 FIFA World Cup against Bulgaria and in the 1998 World Cup against Belgium, both coming in penalty kicks. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, García Aspe only appeared in one game, playing twelve minutes in the round 16 match against the United States.
Post career
Alberto García-Aspe was an executive in Pumas UNAM.[2] He's currently a commentator for Fox Deportes.
Honours
Club
- UNAM
- Necaxa
- Primera División: 1994–95, 1995–96
- Copa México: 1994–95
- Campeón de Campeones: 1995
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1994
International
- Mexico
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | April 26, 1988 | Estadio Marte R. Gómez, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | Honduras | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
2. | April 4, 1993 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | El Salvador | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | April 25, 1993 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Canada | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | May 2, 1993 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Honduras | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | June 10, 1993 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Paraguay | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
6. | June 27, 1993 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Peru | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1993 Copa América |
7. | 3–0 | |||||
8. | August 8, 1993 | Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió, Brazil | Brazil | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
9. | February 2, 1994 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California, United States | Russia | 1–1 | 1–4 | Friendly |
10. | July 5, 1994 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | Bulgaria | 1–1 | 1–1 (p.s.o.) | 1994 FIFA World Cup |
11. | June 24, 1995 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States | Nigeria | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1995 U.S. Cup |
12. | May 18, 1996 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | Slovakia | 1–0 | 5–2 | Friendly |
13. | 3–1 | |||||
14. | January 19, 1997 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, United States | United States | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1997 U.S. Cup |
15. | October 15, 1997 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | El Salvador | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16. | February 24, 1998 | Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, United States | Netherlands | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
17. | May 9, 1998 | Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini Terme, Italy | Estonia | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
18. | May 31, 1998 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland | Japan | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
19. | June 20, 1998 | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France | Belgium | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
20. | July 25, 2001 | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia | Uruguay | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2001 Copa América |
21. | September 5, 2001 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Trinidad & Tobago | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
External links
- Beto García Aspe Website
- Alberto García Aspe at National-Football-Teams.com
- International statistics at rsssf
- {{MedioTiempo}} template missing ID.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Mexican people of Spanish descent
- Mexican footballers
- Liga MX players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Universidad Nacional footballers
- Club Necaxa footballers
- River Plate footballers
- Mexican expatriate footballers
- Mexican expatriates in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Club América footballers
- Puebla F.C. players
- Footballers from Mexico City
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 Copa América players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players
- Mexico international footballers
- Mexico under-20 international footballers
- FIFA Century Club
- Association football midfielders