Alberto García Aspe

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García Aspe and the second or maternal family name is Mena.

Alberto García Aspe

Personal information
Full name	Alberto García Aspe Mena
Date of birth	(1967-05-11) May 11, 1967
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1991	Pumas	180	(40)
1991–1997	Necaxa	185	(69)
1995	→ River Plate (loan)	5	(0)
1997–1999	América	66	(11)
1999–2002	Puebla	97	(29)
Total		533	(149)
International career
1988–2002	Mexico	109	(21)
Medal record Representing Mexico Winner FIFA Confederations Cup 1999 Runner-up Copa America 1993 Runner-up Copa America 2001 Copa America 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto García Aspe Mena (born May 11, 1967 in Mexico City) is a retired Mexican football midfielder. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the Mexico national team. He participated in 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 UNAM Pumas, debuting in a 4–1 win against Puebla. García Aspe played for UNAM Pumas, Necaxa, Argentine club River Plate, América, and Puebla. García Aspe was rewarded 4 Championships at a professional level with UNAM Pumas (1991), Necaxa (1995, 1996 and 1997). Overall García Aspe played 518 games, scored 142 goals, and registered 51 assists in the Mexican First Division. His last appearance in the Mexico First Division was in a 5–2 loss to Morelia.

International career

García Aspe's international debut came on April 26, 1988, in an impressive 4–1 victory against Honduras. He has participated in 109 matches, scoring a total 21 goals. In addition, he played in three FIFA World Cup tournaments: (1994, 1998 and 2002). García Aspe scored a goal in the 1994 FIFA World Cup against Bulgaria and in the 1998 World Cup against Belgium, both coming in penalty kicks. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, García Aspe only appeared in one game, playing twelve minutes in the round 16 match against the United States.

International

• • FIFA Confederations Cup (1): 1999

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	April 26, 1988	Estadio Marte R. Gómez, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	Honduras	3–0	4–1	Friendly
2.	April 4, 1993	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	El Salvador	1–0	1–2	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	April 25, 1993	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Canada	4–0	4–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	May 2, 1993	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Honduras	1–0	4–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	June 10, 1993	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Paraguay	2–0	3–1	Friendly
6.	June 27, 1993	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Peru	1–0	4–2	1993 Copa América
7.				3–0
8.	August 8, 1993	Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió, Brazil	Brazil	1–1	1–1	Friendly
9.	February 2, 1994	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States	Russia	1–1	1–4	Friendly
10.	July 5, 1994	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	Bulgaria	1–1	1–1 (p.s.o.)	1994 FIFA World Cup
11.	June 24, 1995	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States	Nigeria	1–1	2–1	1995 U.S. Cup
12.	May 18, 1996	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Slovakia	1–0	5–2	Friendly
13.				3–1
14.	January 19, 1997	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States	United States	2–0	2–0	1997 U.S. Cup
15.	October 15, 1997	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	El Salvador	2–0	5–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	February 24, 1998	Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States	Netherlands	2–3	2–3	Friendly
17.	May 9, 1998	Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini Terme, Italy	Estonia	1–0	6–0	Friendly
18.	May 31, 1998	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland	Japan	1–0	2–1	Friendly
19.	June 20, 1998	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France	Belgium	1–2	2–2	1998 FIFA World Cup
20.	July 25, 2001	Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia	Uruguay	2–1	2–1	2001 Copa América
21.	September 5, 2001	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Trinidad & Tobago	1–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Post career

Alberto García-Aspe is currently an executive in Pumas UNAM.

External links

• Beto García Aspe Website
• Alberto García Aspe at National-Football-Teams.com
• International statistics at rsssf
• Alberto García Aspe Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)