Luis García (footballer, born 1969)

For other people with the same name, see Luis García (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Postigo.

Luis García
García in 2018
Personal information
Full name Luis García Postigo
Date of birth (1969-06-01) 1 June 1969
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1991 UNAM 195 (75)
1992–1994 Atlético Madrid 58 (28)
1994 Real Sociedad 10 (0)
1995–1997 América 78 (39)
1997–1998 Atlante 29 (14)
1998–2000 Guadalajara 56 (20)
2000 Morelia 17 (8)
2001 Puebla 1 (0)
Total 444 (184)
International career
1996 Mexico Olympic (O.P.) 4 (0)
1991–1999 Mexico 77 (28)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 1996
Runner-up Copa America 1993
CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis García Postigo (born 1 June 1969) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Today he is a football commentator for TV Azteca (nicknamed "Doctor Garcia") and narrates alongside Argentine Mexican commentator Christian Martinoli.

Club career

García made his professional debut with Universidad Nacional at the age of 17, in a match against Leones Negros. During the 1990–91 season, he won the Primera División title and finished as the league’s top scorer; a feat he would repeat the following year.[1]

García joined Atlético Madrid in the summer of 1992.[2] In his debut season in Spain, he scored 17 goals, the best debut by a Mexican player in La Liga. His second season was marked by a noticeable dip in form and growing tensions with club management, ultimately leading to his transfer to Real Sociedad. His time at San Sebastián was brief, he played 10 matches and left six months later without scoring a single goal.[3]

In January 1995, García returned to Mexico to join Club América, fulfilling a lifelong dream.[4]

In 1997, he moved to Atlante, finishing the Invierno 1997 tournament as the league’s top scorer for the third time in his career.

In the final years of his playing career, Garcia played for Guadalajara and Morelia, before concluding his career with Puebla at the age of 31.[5]

International career

For the national team, he compiled 77 caps, scoring 28 goals[6] and played in the 1994 World Cup, scoring both Mexico goals in their first round victory versus the Republic of Ireland. He was the tournament top scorer with 3 goals in the 1995 King Fahd Cup (later renamed the Confederations Cup). He was selected to be part for the Mexico team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, however he did not see action in the tournament.

He was selected as one of 3 overage players on the Mexico Olympic team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Retirement

After retiring, he picked up a commentator spot with TV Azteca. He left the job when he was offered the position of Vice-President of Monarcas Morelia. After leaving Morelia, He currently has returned to TV Azteca to his old job of a commentator in TV Azteca Sport Programs.

In 2011, García appear in film production Guerrero 12, a feature-length documentary examining soccer fandom passion. The film is directed by Miguel A. Reina, who was also responsible for the Sundance film Un aliado en el tiempo.

Garcia is also a Spanish color commentator for the North American version of Pro Evolution Soccer alongside TV Azteca commentator Christian Martinoli.

Personal life

García has been accused of domestic violence by his former wife, Kate del Castillo (married 2001–2004).[7][8][9]

Honours

UNAM

Mexico

Individual

Career statistics

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each García goal.
List of international goals scored by Luis García
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 December 1991 Estadio León, León, Mexico  Hungary 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2 11 March 1992 Estadio Tamaulipas, Tampico, Mexico  CIS 1–0 1–1 Friendly
3 22 November 1992 Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico  Costa Rica 1–0 4–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 3–0
5 18 April 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  El Salvador 2–0 3–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 2 May 1993 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Honduras 3–0 4–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 11 June 1994 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Northern Ireland 1–0 3–0 Friendly
8 2–0
9 24 June 1994 Citrus Bowl, Orlando, United States  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup
10 2–0
11 6 January 1995 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 1–0 2–0 1995 King Fahd Cup
12 2–0
13 10 January 1995 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Denmark 1–0 1–1 1995 King Fahd Cup
14 29 March 1995 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Chile 1–0 1–2 Friendly
15 6 July 1995 Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado, Uruguay  Paraguay 1–0 1–2 1995 Copa América
16 9 July 1995 Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado, Uruguay  Venezuela 1–0 3–1 1995 Copa América
17 2–0
18 13 July 1995 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 1–0 1–1 1995 Copa América
19 30 November 1995 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Colombia 2–1 2–2 Friendly
20 11 January 1996 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–0 5–0 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
21 2–0
22 21 January 1996 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Brazil 1–0 2–0 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
23 8 June 1996 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States  Bolivia 1–0 1–0 1996 U.S. Cup
24 12 June 1996 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–2 1996 U.S. Cup
25 2–2
26 8 June 1997 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 1–0 1–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 5 October 1997 Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico  El Salvador 5–0 5–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 31 May 1998 Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland  Japan 1–0 2–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Odiados y amados" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 6 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Luis García: "En el Atleti viví los dos mejores años de mi vida futbolística"" (in Spanish). Atlético de Madrid. 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Archivo histórico" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad.
  4. ^ "América fue mi sueño, yo era americanista porque los veía en Televisa: Luis García" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Luis García: De Niño artillero a doctor de la vida" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 1 June 2017.
  6. ^ Mexico – Record International Players – RSSSF
  7. ^ Wallace, Joan (11 April 2017). "Kate Del Castillo Advices Women On Domestic Violence [VIDEO]". Latin Times. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  8. ^ Actress Kate Del Castillo relives domestic abuse: "I was pretty much kidnapped by my ex-husband.", 14 December 2021, retrieved 21 December 2021
  9. ^ "Kate del Castillo revive violencia que sufrió a lado de Luis García". El Universal (in Spanish). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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