Luis Flores (Mexican footballer)
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Luis Enrique Flores Ocaranza | |||||||||
Date of birth | 18 July 1961 | |||||||||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
1979–1986 | UNAM | 161 | (61) | |||||||
1986–1987 | Sporting Gijón | 32 | (10) | |||||||
1987–1988 | UNAM | 38 | (24) | |||||||
1988–1989 | Valencia | 36 | (6) | |||||||
1989–1991 | Cruz Azul | 50 | (20) | |||||||
1991–1993 | Atlas | 47 | (12) | |||||||
1993–1995 | Guadalajara | 7 | (0) | |||||||
Total | 371 | (133) | ||||||||
National team | ||||||||||
1983–1993 | Mexico | 62 | (29) | |||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||
1996–1997 | UNAM | |||||||||
2009 | Veracruz | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Luis Enrique Flores Ocaranza (Spanish pronunciation: [lwiz ˈfloɾes]; born 18 July 1961) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker for the Mexico national team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup being held in Mexico. He played 62 times for Mexico from 1983–1993 being the seventh best goalscorer in Mexico's history with 29 goals being tied with Hugo Sánchez and Luis García.[1]
Playing career[]
Club[]
Flores debuted with Club Universidad Nacional in the 79/80 season. In 1980-81 he was part of the squad that won the league championship. In 1985, he joined Spanish team Sporting Gijón. He made a total of 32 appearances and 10 goals with the Spanish team. The following season, he came back to Mexico with UNAM Pumas, but later was signed again by a new Spanish team Valencia CF. He had a successful season with Valencia appearing 36 times and scoring six goals. He later came back to Mexico with the European experience to play with clubs such as Cruz Azul, Atlas, and Guadalajara.
He was at Sporting while Luis Enrique was in its youth categories, and his nickname Lucho was also given to the player.[2]
Coaching career[]
Flores has been the manager of Pumas, CD Veracruz, Atlético Celaya and Necaxa.
Honours[]
UNAM
Individual
- Mexican Primera División Top Scorer: 1987–88
Career statistics[]
International goals[]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 29 November 1983 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | Martinique | 4–4 | 4–4 | Friendly |
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5. | 6 December 1983 | Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato, Mexico | Canada | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
6. | 2–0 | |||||
7. | 4 December 1984 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | Ecuador | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
8. | 5 February 1985 | Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico | Poland | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
9. | 9 June 1985 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | England | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1985 Mexico City Cup |
10. | 15 June 1985 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | West Germany | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1985 Mexico City Cup |
11. | 25 August 1985 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | Chile | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
12. | 15 October 1985 | Revolution 1962 Stadium, Sana'a, North Yemen | North Yemen | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
13. | 20 October 1985 | Nasser Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Egypt | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
14. | 2 December 1985 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | South Korea | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
15. | 2–1 | |||||
16. | 15 February 1986 | Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States | East Germany | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
17. | 13 April 1986 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
18. | 27 April 1986 | Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico | Canada | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
19. | 7 June 1986 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
20. | 2 December 1987 | Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, United States | Guyana | 1–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
21. | 13 January 1988 | Estadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Honduras | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
22. | 3 February 1988 | Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico | Guatemala | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
23. | 14 February 1988 | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Guatemala | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
24. | 10 May 1990 | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada | United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1990 North American Nations Cup |
25. | 13 May 1990 | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada | Canada | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1990 North American Nations Cup |
26. | 11 April 1993 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Honduras | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
27. | 25 April 1993 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Canada | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
28. | 2 May 1993 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Honduras | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
29. | 10 June 1993 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Paraguay | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
References[]
- ^ rsssf: Mexico record international players
- ^ Mitten, Andy (6 October 2013). "Luis Enrique: One-on-One". Four Four Two. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
External links[]
- Luis Flores at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mexico City
- Association football forwards
- Mexican footballers
- Mexico international footballers
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- Club Universidad Nacional footballers
- Sporting de Gijón players
- Valencia CF players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Atlas F.C. footballers
- C.D. Guadalajara footballers
- Liga MX players
- La Liga players
- Mexican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Mexican football managers
- Club Universidad Nacional managers
- C.D. Veracruz managers
- Club Necaxa managers