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Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)

{{short description|Mexican footballer}}

{{Other people||Luis Hernández (disambiguation){{!}}Luis Hernández}}

{{family name hatnote|Hernández|Carreón|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Luis Hernández

| image = Luis Matador Hernandez.jpg

| caption = Hernández in 2017

| fullname = Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1990

| youthclubs1 = Cruz Azul

| years1 = 1990–1991

| clubs1 = Cruz Azul

| caps1 = 18

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1991–1992

| clubs2 = Querétaro

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 11

| years3 = 1992–1994

| clubs3 = Monterrey

| caps3 = 62

| goals3 = 15

| years4 = 1994–1998

| clubs4 = Necaxa

| caps4 = 125

| goals4 = 37

| years5 = 1997

| clubs5 = → Boca Juniors (loan)

| caps5 = 4

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 1998–2000

| clubs6 = Tigres UANL

| caps6 = 64

| goals6 = 39

| years7 = 2000–2003

| clubs7 = LA Galaxy

| caps7 = 40

| goals7 = 15

| years8 = 2001–2003

| clubs8 = → América (loan)

| caps8 = 43

| goals8 = 9

| years9 = 2003

| clubs9 = Veracruz

| caps9 = 18

| goals9 = 5

| years10 = 2004

| clubs10 = Chiapas

| caps10 = 5

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2004–2005

| clubs11 = BUAP

| caps11 = 9

| goals11 = 4

| totalcaps = 521

| totalgoals = 139

| nationalyears1 = 1995–2002

| nationalteam1 = Mexico

| nationalcaps1 = 85

| nationalgoals1 = 35

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|MEX}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA Confederations Cup}}

{{Medal|W|1999 Mexico|}}

{{MedalCompetition|CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

{{Medal|W|1998 United States|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}

{{Medal|3rd|1997 Bolivia|}}

{{Medal|3rd|1999 Paraguay|}}

}}

Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón (born 22 December 1968), commonly known as El Matador, is a Mexican former professional footballer. He is widely regarded as one of Mexico's most talented strikers.{{cite news|last1=Martínez Sanfeliz|first1=Gerardo|title=Los mejores delanteros en la historia de la Selección Mexicana|url=https://www.terra.com.mx/deportes/futbol/el-tri/los-mejores-delanteros-en-la-historia-de-la-seleccion-mexicana,abe96b6203f71410VgnVCM5000009ccceb0aRCRD.html|work=Terra Networks|date=October 3, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170529083619/https://www.terra.com.mx/deportes/futbol/el-tri/los-mejores-delanteros-en-la-historia-de-la-seleccion-mexicana,abe96b6203f71410VgnVCM5000009ccceb0aRCRD.html|archive-date=May 29, 2017|language=es|url-status=dead}}

On the international stage, Hernández made 85 appearances and scored 35 goals. He represented Mexico at the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and 2002.

Along with Javier Hernández, he is Mexico's all-time leading FIFA World Cup goalscorer.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/es/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/maximos-goleadores-de-la-seleccion-mexicana-en-los-mundiales|title=Los máximos goleadores de la Selección mexicana en los Mundiales|publisher=FIFA|language=es|date=29 October 2024}}

Club career

In Mexico, Hernández played with a number of clubs, including Querétaro F.C., Cruz Azul, C.F. Monterrey, Club Necaxa, Club América, Tigres UANL, C.D. 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 Tigres UANL. 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 three more seasons with several clubs, including Club América, C.D. Veracruz, Chiapas F.C., and Lobos BUAP before retiring in 2005.

International career

Known for his long blonde 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 makes him trail Cuauhtémoc Blanco (38 goals), Jared Borgetti (46 goals) and Javier Hernandez (52 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. He made his last international cap on June 17, 2002, against the United States.

Career statistics

=Club=

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
colspan=3 | Club performance

! colspan=2 | League

Season

! Club

! League

! Apps

Goals
colspan=3 |Mexico

! colspan=2 | League

1990–91Cruz AzulPrimera División181
1991–92QuerétaroPrimera División2811
1992–93rowspan="2"|Monterreyrowspan="2"|Primera División266
1993–94328
1994–95rowspan="3"|Necaxarowspan="3"|Primera División308
1995–963110
1996–973914
colspan=3 |Argentina

! colspan=2 | League

1997–98Boca JuniorsPrimera División42
colspan=3 |Mexico

! colspan=2 | League

1997–98NecaxaPrimera División129
1998–99rowspan="2"|Tigres UANLrowspan="2"|Primera División3319
1999–20003119
colspan=3 |United States

! colspan=2 | League

2000rowspan="2"|LA Galaxyrowspan="2"|Major League Soccer165
2001148
colspan="3" | Mexico

! colspan="2" | League

2001–02rowspan="2"|Américarowspan="2"|Primera División142
2002–0320
2002–03VeracruzPrimera División185
2003–04ChiapasPrimera División51
2004–05BUAPPrimera División A94
rowspan=3| Countrycolspan=2| Mexico

!328||117

colspan=2|Argentina

!4||2

colspan=2|United States

!30||13

colspan=3|Total

!362||132

=International=

{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lhernandez-intlg.html|title=Luis Hernández - Goals in International Matches|website=RSSSF}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan=3 | Mexico

YearAppsGoals
199552
199660
19972110
19981614
1999186
200092
200141
200260
Total||85||35

:Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hernández goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Luis Hernández

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|1

|{{dts|15 November 1995}}

|Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico

|{{fb|Yugoslavia}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–2

|style="text-align:center"|1–4

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Yugoslavia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/27465/Mexico_Yugoslavia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|2

|{{dts|6 December 1995}}

|Estadio Héroe de Nacozari, Hermosillo, Mexico

|{{fb|Slovenia}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|1–2

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Slovenia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/27466/Mexico_Slovenia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|3

|{{dts|17 January 1997}}

|Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States

|{{fb|Denmark}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|style="text-align:center"|3–1

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Denmark|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26010/Mexico_Denmark.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|4

|{{dts|13 April 1997}}

|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

|{{fb|Jamaica}}

|style="text-align:center"|6–0

|style="text-align:center"|6–0

|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25733/Mexico_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|5

|{{dts|20 April 1997}}

|Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States

|{{fb|USA}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

|style="text-align:center"|2–2

|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

|{{Cite web|title=USA vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25734/Usa_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|6

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|13 June 1997}}

|rowspan="2"|Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Colombia}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1

|rowspan="2"|1997 Copa America

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Colombia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25724/Mexico_Colombia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|7

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

style="text-align:center"|8

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|16 June 1997}}

|rowspan="2"|Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Brazil}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–3

|rowspan="2"|1997 Copa America

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|title=Brazil vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25622/Brazil_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|9

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

style="text-align:center"|10

|{{dts|19 June 1997}}

|Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

|{{fb|Costa Rica}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|1–1

|1997 Copa America

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25736/Mexico_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|11

|{{dts|28 June 1997}}

|Estadio Jesús Bermúdez, Oruro, Bolivia

|{{fb|Peru}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|1997 Copa America

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Peru|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25727/Mexico_Peru.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|12

|{{dts|12 December 1997}}

|King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

|{{fb|Australia}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–2

|style="text-align:center"|1–3

|1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

|{{Cite web|title=Australia vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25655/Australia_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|13

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|4 February 1998}}

|rowspan="2"|Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, United States

|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–2

|rowspan="2"|1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Trinidad & Tobago|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16854/Mexico_Trinidad_Tobago.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|14

|style="text-align:center"|4–2

style="text-align:center"|15

|{{dts|12 February 1998}}

|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States

|{{fb|Jamaica}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

|{{Cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16860/Jamaica_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|16

|{{dts|15 February 1998}}

|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States

|{{fb|USA}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

|{{Cite web|title=USA vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16862/Usa_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|17

|{{dts|15 April 1998}}

|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States

|{{fb|Peru}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Peru|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25032/Mexico_Peru.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|18

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|9 May 1998}}

|rowspan="3"|Montecatini Terme, Italy

|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Estonia}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6–0

|rowspan="3"|Friendly

|rowspan="3"|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Estonia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25033/Mexico_Estonia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|19

|style="text-align:center"|4–0

style="text-align:center"|20

|style="text-align:center"|6–0

style="text-align:center"|21

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|13 June 1998}}

|rowspan="2"|Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France

|rowspan="2"|{{fb|South Korea}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1

|rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|title=South Korea vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/11608/South_Korea_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|22

|style="text-align:center"|3–1

style="text-align:center"|23

|{{dts|25 June 1998}}

|Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France

|{{fb|Netherlands}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–2

|style="text-align:center"|2–2

|1998 FIFA World Cup

|{{Cite web|title=Netherlands vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/11612/Netherlands_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|24

|{{dts|29 June 1998}}

|Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France

|{{fb|Germany}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|1–2

|1998 FIFA World Cup

|{{Cite web|title=Germany vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/12598/Germany_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|25

|{{dts|17 November 1998}}

|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States

|{{fb|El Salvador}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. El Salvador|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25038/Mexico_El_Salvador.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|26

|{{dts|18 November 1998}}

|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States

|{{fb|Guatemala}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–2

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25039/Mexico_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|27

|{{dts|19 February 1999}}

|Hong Kong Stadium, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

|{{fb|Egypt}}

|style="text-align:center"|3–0

|style="text-align:center"|3–0

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Egypt|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23522/Mexico_Egypt.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|28

|{{dts|9 June 1999}}

|Soldier Field, Chicago, United States

|{{fb|Argentina}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–2

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23484/Argentina_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|29

|{{dts|16 June 1999}}

|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea

|{{fb|Croatia}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|1–2

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Croatia vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23527/Croatia_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|30

|{{dts|30 June 1999}}

|Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

|{{fb|Chile}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|1999 Copa America

|{{Cite web|title=Chile vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22170/Chile_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|31

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|10 July 1999}}

|rowspan="2"|Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay

|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Peru}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–2

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–3

|rowspan="2"|1999 Copa America

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|title=Peru vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22199/Peru_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|32

|style="text-align:center"|2–2

style="text-align:center"|33

|{{dts|9 January 2000}}

|Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, United States

|{{fb|Iran}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Iran|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22324/Mexico_Iran.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|34

|{{dts|13 February 2000}}

|San Diego Stadium, San Diego, United States

|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|style="text-align:center"|4–0

|2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Trinidad & Tobago|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16832/Mexico_Trinidad_Tobago.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|35

|{{dts|31 January 2001}}

|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States

|{{fb|Colombia}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–3

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Colombia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20981/Mexico_Colombia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 December 2024}}

Honours

Monterrey

Necaxa

LA Galaxy

América

Mexico

Individual

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lhernandez-intlg.html International statistics] at rsssf
  • {{NFT}}
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  • {{MedioTiempo|luis-hernandez|Luis Hernández (Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón)}}
  • [http://lh15elmatador.mx/ Official Website - Luis Hernandez]

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