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| Full name | Alberto García Aspe Mena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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Alberto García Aspe Mena (born 11 May 1967) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Recognized for his character, discipline, and leadership, Aspe is regarded as one of the greatest Mexican footballers of all time. He is best remembered for his tenure with UNAM and later with Necaxa, during which the club experienced a remarkable era of success.[1][2]
On the international stage, Aspe made 109 appearances for Mexico over a fourteen-year period, scoring 21 goals. He represented the national team at the FIFA World Cup in 1994, 1998 and 2002.
Club career
[edit]Aspe made his professional debut in 1984 with Universidad Nacional in a match against Puebla. He won the 1990–91 league title, with Pumas defeating Club América in the final.
In 1991, Aspe was transferred to Necaxa, where he enjoyed the most successful period of his career, winning two consecutive league titles, the Copa México, the Campeón de Campeones and the CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup.
In 1995, Aspe had a short-lived loan spell with River Plate in Argentina. He left the club without making a significant impact.
Aspe joined Club América in 1997. He occasionally served as team captain, but the club experienced limited success during his tenure.
He concluded his professional career with Puebla in 2002.
International career
[edit]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.[3] 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
[edit]García Aspe was an executive of UNAM[4] and is currently a commentator for Fox in Mexico.
Honours
[edit]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
[edit]International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[5]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | April 26, 1988 | Estadio Marte R. Gómez, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 2. | April 4, 1993 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3. | April 25, 1993 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | May 2, 1993 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5. | June 10, 1993 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 6. | June 27, 1993 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1993 Copa América | |
| 7. | 3–0 | |||||
| 8. | August 8, 1993 | Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió, Brazil | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 9. | February 2, 1994 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States | 1–1 | 1–4 | Friendly | |
| 10. | July 5, 1994 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | 1–1 | 1–1 (p.s.o.) | 1994 FIFA World Cup | |
| 11. | June 24, 1995 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1995 U.S. Cup | |
| 12. | May 18, 1996 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | 1–0 | 5–2 | Friendly | |
| 13. | 3–1 | |||||
| 14. | January 19, 1997 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1997 U.S. Cup | |
| 15. | October 15, 1997 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 16. | February 24, 1998 | Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 17. | May 9, 1998 | Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini Terme, Italy | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
| 18. | May 31, 1998 | Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 19. | June 20, 1998 | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
| 20. | July 25, 2001 | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2001 Copa América | |
| 21. | September 5, 2001 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Alberto García Aspe: Recluta, sargento y general" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 11 May 2021.
- ↑ "Alberto García Aspe, gloria en Pumas y Necaxa" (in Spanish). Vavel. 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Alberto Garcia Aspe". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ↑ El Porvenir Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Alberto García Aspe - Century of International Appearances
External links
[edit]- Beto García Aspe Website
- Alberto García Aspe at National-Football-Teams.com
- International statistics at rsssf
- Alberto García Aspe (Alberto García Aspe Mena) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Alberto García Aspe at Olympedia
- Alberto García Aspe on Instagram
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Mexican people of Spanish descent
- Liga MX players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Pumas UNAM footballers
- Club Necaxa footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Mexican expatriate men's footballers
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Club América footballers
- Club Puebla 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 men's international footballers
- Mexico men's under-20 international footballers
- FIFA Men's Century Club
- Men's association football midfielders
- CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players
- 20th-century Mexican sportsmen