 García in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luis García Postigo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1969-06-01)1 June 1969 (age 56) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward,winger | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Luis García Postigo (born 1 June 1969) is a Mexican former professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
Today he is a football commentator forTV Azteca (nicknamed "Doctor Garcia") and narrates alongsideArgentine Mexican commentatorChristian Martinoli.
García made his professional debut withUniversidad Nacional at the age of 17, in a match againstLeones Negros. During the 1990–91 season, he won thePrimera División title and finished as the league’s top scorer; a feat he would repeat the following year.[1]
García joinedAtlético Madrid in the summer of 1992.[2] In his debut season in Spain, he scored 17 goals, the best debut by a Mexican player inLa Liga. His second season was marked by a noticeable dip in form and growing tensions with club management, ultimately leading to his transfer toReal Sociedad. His time atSan 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 joinClub América, fulfilling a lifelong dream.[4]
In 1997, he moved toAtlante, 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 forGuadalajara andMorelia, before concluding his career withPuebla at the age of 31.[5]
For thenational team, he compiled 77caps, scoring 28 goals[6] and played in the1994 World Cup, scoring both Mexico goals in their first round victory versus theRepublic 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 the1998 FIFA World Cup, however he did not see action in the tournament.[citation needed]
He was selected as one of 3 overage players on theMexico Olympic team at the1996 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]
After retiring, he picked up a commentator spot withTV Azteca. He left the job when he was offered the position ofVice-President ofMonarcas 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 productionGuerrero 12, a feature-length documentary examining soccer fandom passion. The film is directed byMiguel A. Reina, who was also responsible for the Sundance filmUn aliado en el tiempo.
Garcia is also a Spanishcolor commentator for the North American version ofPro Evolution Soccer alongside TV Azteca commentator Christian Martinoli.
García has been accused of domestic violence by his former wife,Kate del Castillo (married 2001–2004).[7][8][9]
UNAM
Mexico
Individual
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 |
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