Alejandro García (footballer, born 1961)

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Alejandro García
Personal information
Full name Luis Alejandro García Barrera
Date of birth (1961-02-26) 26 February 1961 (age 61)
Place of birth Monterrey, Mexico
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Deportivo Neza 84 (0)
1988–1995 Club América 59 (0)
1995 Irapuato 0 (0)
1995–1999 Puebla 28 (0)
Total 171 (0)
National team
1993 Mexico 5 (0)
Honours
Representing  Mexico
Runner-up Copa America 1993
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Luis Alejandro García Barrera (born 26 February 1961)[1] is a Mexican former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.

Club career[]

Born in Monterrey, García played professionally for Deportivo Neza, Club América, Irapuato and Puebla. He began his career with Deportivo Neza in the 1986-87 season, moving to América the next year.[2]

International career[]

García also represented Mexico at international level, earning a total of 5 caps. All of them were during 1993, beginning with a 2-0 victory over Romania on February 10, 1993.[3] He also made three appearances during the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup, in each case coming on as a second-half substitute for a field player to enable starting keeper Jorge Campos to play as a forward in decisive Mexican victories.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ ligamx.net
  2. ^ MedioTiempo. "Alejandro García - Puebla".
  3. ^ Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1993 - Intercontinental, January-April". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on January 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Bobrowsky, Josef. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details" Archived 2004-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF, October 22, 2001. Retrieved on January 20, 2013.

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