Alberto García Aspe Mena (born 11 May 1967) is a Mexican former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the Mexico national football team, Mexico national team. He participated in List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps, 109 matches, scoring a total 21 goals. In addition, he has played in three FIFA World Cups.

Club career

García Aspe's club career started in 1984 with Club Universidad Nacional, UNAM, debuting in a 4–1 win against Club Puebla, Puebla. García Aspe played for UNAM Pumas, Club Necaxa, Necaxa, Argentine club Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, Club América, América, and Puebla. He won three national championships at a professional level, with UNAM Pumas (1991) and Necaxa (1995, 1996). Overall, García Aspe played 518 games, scored 142 goals, and registered 51 Assist (association football), assists in the Mexican First Division; his last appearance in the competition was in a 5–2 loss to Monarcas Morelia, Morelia.

International career

García Aspe's international debut came on February 21, 1989, in an impressive 2–1 victory against Guatemala national football team, Guatemala. He participated in 109 matches, scoring a total of 21 goals. In addition, he played in three FIFA World Cup tournaments: 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002. He scored once in 1994 against Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria and once in 1998 against Belgium national football team, 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 men's national soccer team, United States.

Post career

García Aspe was an executive in UNAM. He is currently a commentator for Fox Deportes.

Honours

UNAM *Liga MX, Mexican Primera División: 1990–91 Mexican Primera División season, 1990–91 *CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, 1989 Necaxa *Liga MX, Mexican Primera División: 1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, 1994–95, 1995–96 Mexican Primera División season, 1995–96 *Copa MX, Copa México: 1994–95 Copa Mexico, 1994–95 *Campeón de Campeones: 1995 *CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1994 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup, 1994 Mexico *CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 1996 *FIFA Confederations Cup: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1999

Career statistics

International goals

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References

External links

Beto García Aspe Website
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