Alberto García Aspe

Alberto García Aspe
Personal information
Full name	Alberto García Aspe Mena
Date of birth	11 May 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1991	UNAM
1991–1997	Necaxa
1995	→ River Plate (loan)
1997–1999	América
1999–2002	Puebla
Total
International career
1988–2002	Mexico
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Mexico
FIFA Confederations Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa América
	*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.

After retirement

García Aspe was an executive of UNAM^[2] and is currently a commentator for Fox Deportes.

Honours

UNAM

Necaxa

Mexican Primera División: 1994–95, 1995–96
Copa México: 1994–95
Campeón de Campeones: 1995
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1994

Mexico

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.^[3]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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.	June 27, 1993	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Peru	3–0	4–2	1993 Copa América
8.	August 8, 1993	Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió, Brazil	Brazil	1–1	1–1	Friendly
9.	February 2, 1994	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States	Russia	1–1	1–4	Friendly
10.	July 5, 1994	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, 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.	May 18, 1996	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Slovakia	3–1	5–2	Friendly
14.	January 19, 1997	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 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, 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	2–1	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