Alberto García Aspe
Personal information
Full name Alberto García Aspe Mena
Date of birth (1967-05-11) 11 May 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 UNAM 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
Representing  Mexico
WinnerFIFA Confederations Cup1999
Runner-upCopa América1993
Runner-upCopa América2001
Third placeCopa América1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto García Aspe Mena (born 11 May 1967) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a 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, debuting in a 4–1 win against Puebla. García Aspe played for UNAM Pumas, Necaxa, Argentine club River Plate, América, and Puebla. He won three national championships at a professional level, with UNAM Pumas (1991) and Necaxa (1995, 1996). Overall, García Aspe played 518 games, scored 142 goals, and registered 51 assists in the Mexican First Division; his last appearance in the competition 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 participated in 109 matches, scoring a total of 21 goals. In addition, he played in three FIFA World Cup tournaments: 1994, 1998 and 2002.[1] He scored once in 1994 against Bulgaria and once in 1998 against Belgium, both from penalty kicks. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, García Aspe only appeared in one game, playing twelve minutes in the Round of 16 defeat to the United States.

Post career

García Aspe was an executive in UNAM.[2] He is currently a commentator for Fox Deportes.

Honours

UNAM

Necaxa

Mexico

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[3]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.April 26, 1988Estadio Marte R. Gómez, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Honduras3–04–1Friendly
2.April 4, 1993Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador1–01–21994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.April 25, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Canada4–04–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.May 2, 1993Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Honduras1–04–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.June 10, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Paraguay2–03–1Friendly
6.June 27, 1993Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador Peru1–04–21993 Copa América
7.3–0
8.August 8, 1993Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió, Brazil Brazil1–11–1Friendly
9.February 2, 1994Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States Russia1–11–4Friendly
10.July 5, 1994Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States Bulgaria1–11–1 (p.s.o.)1994 FIFA World Cup
11.June 24, 1995Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States Nigeria1–12–11995 U.S. Cup
12.May 18, 1996Soldier Field, Chicago, United States Slovakia1–05–2Friendly
13.3–1
14.January 19, 1997Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States United States2–02–01997 U.S. Cup
15.October 15, 1997Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico El Salvador2–05–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.February 24, 1998Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States Netherlands2–32–3Friendly
17.May 9, 1998Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini Terme, Italy Estonia1–06–0Friendly
18.May 31, 1998Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland Japan2–12–1Friendly
19.June 20, 1998Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France Belgium1–22–21998 FIFA World Cup
20.July 25, 2001Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia Uruguay2–12–12001 Copa América
21.September 5, 2001Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Trinidad & Tobago1–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alberto Garcia Aspe". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
  2. ↑ El Porvenir Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Alberto García Aspe - Century of International Appearances
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