Luis Alejandro García Barrera[a] (born 26 February 1961)[1] is a Mexican former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Luis Alejandro García Barrera | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1961 | ||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1993 | Mexico | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Club career
editBorn 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
editGarcía 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]
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Barrera.
References
edit- ^ ligamx.net
- ^ MedioTiempo. "Alejandro García - Puebla".
- ^ Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1993 - Intercontinental, January-April". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on January 20, 2013.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Alejandro García at National-Football-Teams.com
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