Luis Hernández
Personal information
Full name	Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón
Date of birth	August 17, 1968 (1968-08-17) (age 41)
Place of birth	Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Center Forward
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990–1991 1991–1992 1992–1994 1994–1998 1997 1998–2000 2000–2001 2000–2002 2003 2004 2004–2005	Cruz Azul Queretaro FC Monterrey Necaxa → Boca Juniors (loan) UANL Tigres Los Angeles Galaxy → Club América (loan) CD Veracruz Jaguares de Chiapas Lobos de la BUAP Total	018 00(1) 028 0(11) 062 0(15) 125 0(37) 004 00(2) 064 0(39) 040 0(15) 043 00(9) 018 00(5) 005 00(1) 009 00(4) 362 (132)
National team
1995–2002	Mexico	087 0(33)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Luis Arturo "El Matador" Hernández Carreón (born December 22, 1968 in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico) was a Mexican football striker, the second highest goalscorer of all-time for the Mexican national football team, and their highest goalscorer in World Cups. Hernández played with teams in Mexico, Argentina and the United States.

[edit] Career

In Mexico, Hernández played with a number of clubs, including Queretaro FC, Cruz Azul, CF Monterrey, Necaxa, Club América, UANL Tigres, CD Veracruz, and Jaguares de Chiapas, and was twice named Mexico's Player of the Year in 1997 and 1998. He also played in Argentina, when he was signed by South American club Boca Juniors after his brilliant performance in the 1997 Copa America, but he failed to break into the starting line-up and spent the rest of his time on the bench. Returning to Mexico bitterly disappointed, he played with Necaxa and later on with UANL Tigres. It was with these two clubs, that he displayed his stupendous form, scoring 9 goals in 12 matches with Necaxa and 38 goals in 64 games with Tigres. He also became the only player to score goals in the Clásico Regiomontano with both teams from Monterrey.

After a few seasons with Tigres without qualifying to playoffs, Hernández ventured into the United States, in 2000 and signed with Major League Soccer giants Los Angeles Galaxy, thought they landed a coup when they paid the Mexican striker a reported sum of US$ 4,000,000.00 to play with the club. Expected to easily tear the league apart, Hernández was generally considered a disappointment in two seasons with the Los Angeles club. Despite registering 17 goals in 40 regular season and playoff games, the desired rise of attendance was not seen at all. Hernández returned to Mexico in 2002 to play two more seasons with several clubs, including Club América, C.D. Veracruz and Jaguares de Chiapas, before retiring in 2004.

[edit] International career

Known for his long blond hair, number 15 jersey and nickname of El Matador, Hernández had his first international cap against Uruguay on February 1, 1995. Hernández scored his first international goal on November 16, 1995 against Yugoslavia. Hernández gained notability during the Copa América 1997, where he scored six goals and became the tournament's leading goal scorer. At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he finished among the competition's top scorers with four goals, and became the first Mexican player to score more than two goals in World Cup history. The 35 goals he scored for Mexico tie him with Carlos Hermosillo to trail Cuauhtémoc Blanco (37 goals) and Jared Borgetti (46 goals) as the nation's all-time leading goalscorer.

Hernández also played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, albeit as a substitute in three games, and failed to score. Hernández made his last international cap on June 17, 2002 against the United States.

[edit] International goals

Luis Hernández international goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	November 16, 1995	Monterrey, Mexico	Yugoslavia	1–4	Loss	Friendly
2.	December 6, 1995	Hermosillo, Mexico	Slovenia	1–2	Loss	Friendly
3.	January 17, 1997	San Diego, United States	Denmark	3–1	Win	1997 U.S. Cup
4.	April 13, 1997	Mexico City, Mexico	Jamaica	6–0	Win	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	April 20, 1997	Foxborough, United States	United States	2–2	Draw	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	June 13, 1997	Santa Cruz, Bolivia	Colombia	2–1	Win	Copa América 1997
7.	June 13, 1997	Santa Cruz, Bolivia	Colombia	2–1	Win	Copa América 1997
8.	June 16, 1997	Santa Cruz, Bolivia	Brazil	2–3	Loss	Copa América 1997
9.	June 16, 1997	Santa Cruz, Bolivia	Brazil	2–3	Loss	Copa América 1997
10.	June 19, 1997	Santa Cruz, Bolivia	Costa Rica	1–1	Draw	Copa América 1997
11.	June 28, 1997	Oruro, Bolivia	Peru	1–0	Win	Copa América 1997
12.	December 12, 1997	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Australia	1–3	Loss	1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
13.	February 8, 1998	Oakland, United States	Trinidad and Tobago	4–2	Win	1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14.	February 8, 1998	Oakland, United States	Trinidad and Tobago	4–2	Win	1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
15.	February 12, 1998	Los Angeles, United States	Jamaica	1–0	Win	1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16.	February 15, 1998	Los Angeles, United States	United States	1–0	Win	1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
17.	April 15, 1998	Los Angeles, United States	Peru	1–0	Win	Friendly
18.	May 9, 1998	Montecatini, Italy	Estonia	6–0	Win	Friendly
19.	May 9, 1998	Montecatini, Italy	Estonia	6–0	Win	Friendly
20.	May 9, 1998	Montecatini, Italy	Estonia	6–0	Win	Friendly
21.	June 13, 1998	Lyon, France	Korea Republic	3–1	Win	1998 FIFA World Cup
22.	June 13, 1998	Lyon, France	Korea Republic	3–1	Win	1998 FIFA World Cup
23.	June 25, 1998	Saint-Étienne, France	Netherlands	2–2	Draw	1998 FIFA World Cup
24.	June 29, 1998	Montpellier, France	Germany	1–2	Loss	1998 FIFA World Cup
25.	November 17, 1998	Los Angeles, United States	El Salvador	2–0	Win	1998 Hurricane Cup
26.	November 18, 1998	Los Angeles, United States	Guatemala	2–2	Draw	1998 Hurricane Cup
27.	February 19, 1999	Hong Kong	Egypt	3–0	Win	1999 Carlsberg Cup
28.	June 9, 1999	Chicago, United States	Argentina	2–2	Draw	Friendly
29.	June 16, 1999	Seoul, South Korea	Croatia	1–2	Loss	Korean Cup 1999
30.	June 30, 1999	Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Chile	1–0	Win	Copa América 1999
31.	January 9, 2000	Oakland, United States	Iran	2–1	Win	Friendly
32.	February 13, 2000	San Diego, United States	Trinidad and Tobago	4–0	Win	2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
33.	January 31, 2001	Los Angeles, United States	Colombia	2–3	Loss	Friendly

[edit] External links

• International statistics at rsssf
• Luis Hernandez at National-Football-Teams.com
• Luis Hernández Bio at Esmas.com (Spanish)
• Luis Hernández stats at MedioTiempo.com (Spanish)

Mexico squads 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 – Copa América 1997 Third Place 1 Ríos • 2 Suárez • 3 Sánchez • 4 Villa • 5 Davino • 6 Lara • 7 García • 8 Ramírez • 9 Chávez • 10 Rizo • 11 Blanco • 12 Pineda • 13 Pardo • 14 Romero • 15 Hernández • 16 Jiménez • 17 Palencia • 18 Saavedra • 19 de Anda • 20 Abundis • 21 Sancho • 22 Zuñiga • Coach: Lapuente 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 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (6th Title) 1 Pérez • 2 Suárez • 3 de Anda • 4 Villa • 5 Davino • 6 Lara • 7 Ramírez • 8 Luna • 9 Alfaro • 10 Lozano • 11 Blanco • 12 Martínez • 13 Pardo • 14 Medina • 15 Hernández • 16 López • 17 Palencia • 18 Carmona • 19 Mercado • 20 Mora • 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 v • d • e Mexico squad – Copa América 1999 Third Place 1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 3 Sánchez • 4 Márquez • 5 Torrado • 6 Lara • 7 Ramírez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Chávez • 10 Blanco • 11 Osorno • 12 Pérez • 13 Pardo • 14 Terrazas • 15 Hernández • 16 Cabrera • 17 Palencia • 18 Carmona • 19 Zepeda • 20 García • 21 Almaguer • 22 Ríos • Coach: Lapuente v • d • e Mexico squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 3 Sánchez • 4 Márquez • 5 Torrado • 6 Villa • 7 Ramírez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Abundis • 10 Blanco • 11 Osorno • 12 Pérez • 13 Pardo • 14 Terrazas • 15 Hernández • 16 Arellano • 17 Palencia • 18 Carmona • 19 Zepeda • 20 García • Coach: Lapuente v • d • e Mexico squad – 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Pérez • 2 Suárez • 3 Almaguer • 4 Márquez • 5 Torrado • 6 Hierro • 7 Ramírez • 8 Sánchez • 9 Abundis • 10 Mora • 11 Ortiz • 12 Martínez • 13 Cabrera • 14 Higareda • 15 Hernández • 16 Arellano • 17 Palencia • 18 Carmona • 19 Mendoza • Coach: Lapuente v • d • e Mexico squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Pérez • 2 de Anda • 3 García • 4 Márquez • 5 Vidrio • 6 Torrado • 7 Morales • 8 García Aspe • 9 Borgetti • 10 Blanco • 11 Luna • 12 Sánchez • 13 Mercado • 14 Villa • 15 Hernández • 16 Carmona • 17 Palencia • 18 J. Rodríguez • 19 Caballero • 20 Brown • 21 Arellano • 22 A. Rodríguez • 23 Campos • Coach: Aguirre