Luis García Postigo (born June 1, 1969 in Mexico City, Mexico) was an international Mexican footballer player who specialized in the position of a striker, he also played as a winger, he was as an important player of the Mexican national team throughout the 1990s.

[edit] Biography

Luis Garcia came out of the Pumas's youth academies and looked as a great prospect. He debuted in the 1986-1987 season while barely 17 years old. In his club career that started in 1987, Luis García played for UNAM Pumas, Spanish La Liga's teams Atlético Madrid, and Real Sociedad. Returning from Europe he continued his career in Club América, Atlante, Guadalajara, Morelia, and Puebla. He scored a total of 158 goals in the Mexican First Division, and led it in scoring three times. He retired from professional football in 2001, he last played with Puebla F.C.. He Earned the nickname "el niño artillero", "The Artillery Boy" for his powerful and accurate kicks, He became top-scorer in the 1990-91, 1991-92, and the 1997 winter tournaments.

[edit] International career

For the Mexican national team, he compiled 78 caps, scoring 29 goals and played in the 1994 World Cup, scoring both Mexican goals in their first round victory versus the Republic of Ireland. He was selected to be part for the Mexican team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, however he did not see action in the tournament.

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	December 4, 1991	León, Mexico	Hungary	3–0	Win	Friendly
2.	March 11, 1992	Tampico, Mexico	CIS	1–1	Draw	Friendly
3.	November 22, 1992	Mexico City, Mexico	Costa Rica	4–0	Win	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	November 22, 1992	Mexico City, Mexico	Costa Rica	4–0	Win	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	January 27, 1993	Las Palmas, Canary Islands	Spain	1–1	Draw	Friendly
6.	April 18, 1993	Mexico City, Mexico	El Salvador	3–1	Win	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	May 2, 1993	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Honduras	4–1	Win	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	June 11, 1994	Miami, United States	Northern Ireland	3–0	Win	Friendly
9.	June 11, 1994	Miami, United States	Northern Ireland	3–0	Win	Friendly
10.	June 24, 1994	Orlando, United States	Republic of Ireland	2–1	Win	1994 FIFA World Cup
11.	June 24, 1994	Orlando, United States	Republic of Ireland	2–1	Win	1994 FIFA World Cup
12.	January 6, 1995	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Win	1995 King Fahd Cup
13.	January 6, 1995	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Win	1995 King Fahd Cup
14.	January 10, 1995	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Denmark	1–1	Draw	1995 King Fahd Cup
15.	March 29, 1995	Los Angeles, United States	Chile	1–2	Loss	Friendly
16.	July 6, 1995	Maldonado, Uruguay	Paraguay	2–1	Win	1995 Copa América
17.	July 9, 1995	Maldonado, Uruguay	Venezuela	3–1	Win	1995 Copa América
18.	July 9, 1995	Maldonado, Uruguay	Venezuela	3–1	Win	1995 Copa América
19.	July 13, 1995	Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–1	Draw	1995 Copa América
20.	November 30, 1995	Los Angeles, United States	Colombia	2–2	Draw	Friendly
21.	January 11, 1996	San Diego, United States	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5–0	Win	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
22.	January 11, 1996	San Diego, United States	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5–0	Win	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
23.	January 21, 1996	Los Angeles, United States	Brazil	2–0	Win	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
24.	June 8, 1996	Dallas, United States	Bolivia	1–0	Win	1996 U.S. Cup
25.	June 12, 1996	East Rutherford, United States	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Win	1996 U.S. Cup
26.	June 12, 1996	East Rutherford, United States	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Win	1996 U.S. Cup
27.	June 8, 1997	San Salvador, El Salvador	El Salvador	1–0	Win	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
28.	October 5, 1997	Mexico City, Mexico	El Salvador	5–0	Win	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
29.	May 31, 1998	Lausanne, Switzerland	Japan	2–1	Win	Friendly

[edit] After retirement

After retiring, he picked up a commentator spot with TV Azteca. He left the job when he was offered the position of Vice-President 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. He co-hosted on Azteca America television program Antesala Deportiva on October 17, 2009.

[edit] External links

• Luis Garcia Postigo's Profile and Statistics

Mexico squads v • d • e Mexico squad – Copa América 1993 Runners-up 1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 3 Ramírez Perales • 4 Ambríz • 5 Ramírez • 6 Herrera • 7 Patiño • 8 García Aspe • 9 Sánchez • 10 L. García • 11 Zague • 12 A. García • 13 España • 14 Turrubiates • 15 Flores • 16 Hernández • 17 Galindo • 18 Muñoz • 19 Guzmán • 20 Nava • 21 Gutiérrez • 22 Navarro • Coach: Mejía Barón v • d • e Mexico squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 3 Ramírez Perales • 4 Ambríz • 5 Ramírez • 6 Bernal • 7 Hermosillo • 8 García Aspe • 9 Sánchez • 10 García • 11 Zague • 12 Fernández • 13 J. Chávez • 14 del Olmo • 15 Espinoza • 16 Valdéz • 17 Galindo • 18 Salgado • 19 Salvador • 20 Rodríguez • 21 Gutiérrez • 22 A. Chávez • Coach: Mejía Barón v • d • e Mexico squad – 1995 King Fahd Cup Third Place 1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 4 Ambríz • 5 Ramírez • 6 Bernal • 7 Hermosillo • 8 García Aspe • 9 Rodríguez • 10 García • 11 Zague • 12 Chávez • 13 Vidrio • 14 del Olmo • 15 Esquivel • 16 Coyote • 17 Galindo • 18 Blanco • 20 Navarro • 21 Gutiérrez • Coach: Mejía Barón v • d • e Mexico squad – 1995 Copa América 1 Pérez • 2 Suárez • 3 Ramírez Perales • 4 Ambríz • 5 Ramírez • 6 Bernal • 7 Hermosillo • 8 García Aspe • 9 Campos • 10 García • 11 Zague • 12 Navarro • 13 Vidrio • 14 del Olmo • 15 Espinoza • 16 Coyote • 17 Galindo • 18 Esquivel • 19 Martínez • 20 Rodríguez • 21 Gutiérrez • 22 Salvador • Coach: Mejía Barón v • d • e Mexico squad – 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (2nd title) 2 Suárez • 5 Davino • 6 Lara • 7 Ramírez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Peláez • 10 L. García • 11 Hernández • 14 del Olmo • 15 Blanco • 16 Astiva • 18 A. García • 19 Campos • 20 Rizo • 21 Gutiérrez • 46 Villa • Coach: Milutinović v • d • e Mexico squad – 1996 Summer Olympics 1 O.Sánchez • 2 Suárez • 3 Oteo • 4 Villa • 5 Davino • 6 Lara • 7 Torres • 8 Sol • 9 Campos • 10 García • 11 Blanco • 12 F.Sánchez • 13 Pardo • 14 Alvarado • 15 Arellano • 16 Alfaro • 17 Palencia • 18 Abundis • Coach: de los Cobos v • d • e Mexico squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Sánchez • 2 Suárez • 3 de Anda • 4 Villa • 5 Davino • 6 Lara • 7 Ramírez • 8 Luna • 9 Chávez • 10 García • 11 Blanco • 12 Pérez • 13 Pardo • 14 Terrazas • 15 Hernández • 16 López • 17 Palencia • 18 Carmona • 19 Zárate • 20 Abundis • Coach: Lapuente v • d • e Mexico squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 3 J. Sánchez • 4 Villa • 5 Davino • 6 Bernal • 7 Ramírez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Peláez • 10 García • 11 Blanco • 12 O. Sánchez • 13 Pardo • 14 Lara • 15 Hernández • 16 Terrazas • 17 Palencia • 18 Carmona • 19 Luna • 20 Ordiales • 21 Arellano • 22 Pérez • Coach: Lapuente