Luis Hernández (footballer)

Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón (born December 22, 1968) is a Mexican former footballer. Known by his nickname "El Matador" ("The Matador"), Hernández played as a striker and is the fourth highest goalscorer of all-time for the Mexico national football team, and their joint-highest goalscorer in World Cups.[1] He is widely regarded as one of Mexico's most talented strikers.[2] Hernández played for teams in Mexico, Argentina and the United States.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Carreón.
Luis Hernández
Luis Hernández in 2017
Personal information
Full name Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón
Date of birth (1968-12-22) December 22, 1968
Place of birth Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Cruz Azul 18 (1)
1991–1992 Querétaro 28 (11)
1992–1994 Monterrey 62 (15)
1994–1998 Necaxa 125 (37)
1997 → Boca Juniors (loan) 4 (2)
1998–2000 UANL 64 (39)
2000–2003 Los Angeles Galaxy 40 (15)
2001–2003 → América (loan) 43 (9)
2003 Veracruz 18 (5)
2004 Chiapas 5 (1)
2004–2005 BUAP 9 (4)
Total 362 (132)
National team
1995–2002 Mexico 85 (35)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

In Mexico, Hernández played with a number of clubs, including Querétaro F.C., Cruz Azul, C.F. Monterrey, Necaxa, Club América, UANL Tigres, CD Veracruz, and Chiapas, and was twice named Mexico's Player of the Year in 1997 and 1998. He also played in Mérida Argentina, when he was signed by South American club Boca Juniors after his brilliant performance in the 1997 Copa América, 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 club Los Angeles Galaxy. Hernández registered 15 goals in 40 games in the regular season and playoffs for the Galaxy. 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.

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 1997 Copa América, 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 ties him with Carlos Hermosillo to trail Cuauhtémoc Blanco (39 goals), Jared Borgetti (46 goals) and Javier Hernandez (51 goals) as the nation's fourth highest 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.

International goals

[3]

Career statistics

Club

[4]

Club performance League
Season Club League AppsGoals
Mexico League
1990–91Cruz AzulPrimera División181
1991–92QuerétaroPrimera División2811
1992–93MonterreyPrimera División266
1993–94328
1994–95NecaxaPrimera División308
1995–963110
1996–973914
Argentina League
1997–98Boca JuniorsPrimera División42
Mexico League
1997–98NecaxaPrimera División129
1998–99Tigres UANLPrimera División3319
1999–20003119
United States League
2000Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer165
2001148
Mexico League
2001–02AméricaPrimera División142
2002–0320
2002–03VeracruzPrimera División185
2003–04Jaguares ChiapasPrimera División51
2004–05Lobos BUAPPrimera División A94
CountryMexico 328117
Argentina 42
United States 3013
Total 362132

International

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Mexico national team
YearAppsGoals
199552
199660
19972110
19981614
1999186
200092
200141
200260
Total8535

Honours

Club

Monterrey

Necaxa

Los Angeles Galaxy

  • Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2001

América

International

Mexico

Individual
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References
  1. "Luis Hernandez". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. Martínez Sanfeliz, Gerardo (October 3, 2013). "Los mejores delanteros en la historia de la Selección Mexicana". Terra Networks (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 29, 2017.
  3. "Luis Hernández - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
  4. "Luis Hernández". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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