Luis García Postigo (born 1 June 1969) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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. Today he is a football commentator for

TV Azteca TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two national ...

(called "Doctor Garcia") and narrates alongside

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commentator

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Club career

García came out of the Pumas' youth groups as a great prospect. He debuted when he was 17 years old in 1987 with the Pumas team. He also played with

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

, and

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...

of Spain's Liga de Fútbol Profesional. Returning from Europe he continued his career in

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

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, Morelia, and

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. He scored a total of 156 goals in the Mexico Primera División, and led it in scoring three times. He retired from

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in 2001. He last played with

. He became top-scorer in the 1990–91, 1991–92, and the 1997 winter tournaments.

Atlético Madrid

Luis Garcia arrived at Atletico Madrid in 1992, scoring 17 goals in his debut season with the Spanish Club. After struggling in his second season, he was loaned out to Real Sociedad.

International career

For the national team, he compiled 77 caps, scoring 28 goals and played in the

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, scoring both Mexico goals in their first round victory versus the

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. 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

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, 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 The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Retirement

After retiring, he picked up a commentator spot with

. He left the job when he was offered the position of

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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 ''

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'', a feature-length documentary examining soccer fandom passion. The film is directed by

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, who was also responsible for the Sundance film ''Un aliado en el tiempo''. Garcia is also a Spanish

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for the North American version of

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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).

Honours

Luis García Postigo 1994 stamp of Nicaragua

UNAM *

Mexican Primera División The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year. The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...

: 1990–91 *

CONCACAF Champions' Cup The CONCACAF Champions League, known officially as the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF. The tournament is contested by clubs from North Ameri ...

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Mexico * CONCACAF Gold Cup:

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Individual *

Golden Ball: 1990–91, 1991–92 *

Top Scorer: 1990–91, 1991–92, Invierno 1997 *

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Top Scorer:

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Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

Top scorer:

Career statistics

International goals

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Luis 1969 births Living people Mexican people of Spanish descent Footballers from Mexico City Association football forwards Association football wingers Mexican footballers Mexico international footballers CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1993 Copa América players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1995 King Fahd Cup players 1995 Copa América players 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Mexico Club Universidad Nacional footballers Atlético Madrid footballers Real Sociedad footballers Club América footballers Atlante F.C. footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Atlético Morelia players Club Puebla players La Liga players Mexican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain