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Mexico · 1988–2002

Alberto García Aspe

Icon CDM, also CM, CB Right-footed anchor
Rating
84
Caps
109
Goals
21
Life
1967
Clubs
Pumas UNAM, Club Necaxa, Puebla
#15
Editorial rank of 33 for Mexico
The people's rank, live from duel votes

When Mexico won a penalty at a World Cup in the 1990s, García Aspe put the ball down: he scored from the spot against Bulgaria in the 1994 round of 16 and against Belgium at France 1998. Between 1988 and 2002 he made 109 appearances across three World Cups, won the 1999 Confederations Cup and the 1996 Gold Cup, finished runner-up at the 1993 and 2001 Copa América, and took two league titles with Necaxa. Career record: 109 caps and 21 goals for Mexico; club career at Pumas UNAM, Club Necaxa, Puebla.

Career record

1984–1991Pumas UNAM
1991–1997Club Necaxa
1995–1995Club Atlético River Plate
1997–1999Club América
1999–2002Puebla
Mexico109 caps, 21 goals

Shared the era

Mexico legends whose careers overlapped Aspe's

The world's great CDMs

Around Aspe in the almanac

One rank above: Luis Hernández at #14.

One rank below: Carlos Hermosillo at #16.

Mexico's editorial top five: Hugo Sánchez · Rafael Márquez · Andrés Guardado · Cuauhtémoc Blanco · Guillermo Ochoa.