Luis Hernández (footballer)
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| Full name | Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 22, 1968 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 40 | (15) | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | → 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) | |||||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luis Arturo "El Matador" Hernández Carreón (born December 22, 1968 in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico) is a retired Mexican football striker, the fourth highest goalscorer of all-time for the Mexico national football team, and their highest goalscorer in World Cups. Hernández played with teams in Mexico, Argentina and the United States. He played well in South America, especially in his Copa América performances. He is widely regarded and one of the most talented strikers in the Americas.
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.
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