Alejandro García (footballer, born 1961)

Luis Alejandro García Barrera (born 26 February 1961)[1] is a Mexican former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.

Alejandro García
Personal information
Full name Luis Alejandro García Barrera
Date of birth (1961-02-26) 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
Representing  Mexico
Runner-upCopa America1993
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born 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

García 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]

References
  1. ligamx.net
  2. MedioTiempo. "Alejandro García - Puebla".
  3. Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1993 - Intercontinental, January-April". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on January 20, 2013.
  4. 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.


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