Luis Flores (Mexican footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Ocaranza.

Luis Flores
Personal information
Full name Luis Enrique Flores Ocaranza
Date of birth (1961-07-18) 18 July 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1986 UNAM 161 (61)
1986–1987 Sporting Gijón 32 (10)
1987–1988 UNAM 38 (24)
1988–1989 Valencia 36 (6)
1989–1991 Cruz Azul 50 (20)
1991–1993 Atlas 47 (12)
1993–1995 Guadalajara 7 (0)
Total 371 (133)
International career
1983–1993 Mexico 61 (25)
Managerial career
1996–1997 UNAM
2009 Veracruz
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Runner-up Copa América 1993
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Enrique Flores Ocaranza (Spanish pronunciation: [lwis ˈfloɾes]; born 18 July 1961) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker for Mexico at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Club career

Flores debuted with Club Universidad Nacional in the 1879–80 season. In 1980–81 he was part of the squad that won the league championship. In 1985, he joined Spanish team Sporting Gijón. He made a total of 32 appearances and 10 goals with the Spanish team. The following season, he came back to Mexico with UNAM Pumas, but later was signed again by a new Spanish team Valencia CF. He had a successful season with Valencia appearing 36 times and scoring six goals. He later came back to Mexico with the European experience to play with clubs such as Cruz Azul, Atlas, and Guadalajara.

He was at Sporting while Luis Enrique was in its youth categories, and his nickname Lucho was also given to the player.[2]

Coaching career

Flores has been the manager of Pumas, C.D. Veracruz, Atlético Celaya and Necaxa.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Flores goal.
List of international goals scored by Luis Flores
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1[note 1] 29 November 1983 Fort-de-France, Martinique  Martinique 4–4 4–4 Friendly
2[note 1]
3[note 1]
4[note 1]
5 6 December 1983 Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato, Mexico  Canada 1–0 5–0 Friendly
6 2–0
7 4 December 1984 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Ecuador 3–2 3–2 Friendly
8 5 February 1985 Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico  Poland 4–0 5–0 Friendly
9 9 June 1985 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  England 1–0 1–0 1985 Mexico City Cup
10 15 June 1985 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  West Germany 2–0 2–0 1985 Mexico City Cup
11 25 August 1985 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Chile 2–1 2–1 Friendly
12 15 October 1985 Revolution 1962 Stadium, Sana'a, North Yemen  North Yemen 1–0 2–0 Friendly
13 20 October 1985 Nasser Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1–0 1–2 Friendly
14 2 December 1985 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  South Korea 1–1 2–1 Friendly
15 2–1
16 15 February 1986 Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States  East Germany 1–1 1–2 Friendly
17 13 April 1986 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Uruguay 1–0 1–0 Friendly
18 27 April 1986 Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico  Canada 2–0 3–0 Friendly
19 7 June 1986 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Paraguay 1–0 1–1 1986 FIFA World Cup
20 2 December 1987 Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, United States  Guyana 1–0 9–0 Friendly
21 13 January 1988 Estadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Honduras 1–0 1–0 Friendly
22 3 February 1988 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico  Guatemala 2–0 2–1 Friendly
23 14 February 1988 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Guatemala 2–0 3–0 Friendly
24 10 May 1990 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada  United States 1–0 1–0 1990 North American Nations Cup
25 13 May 1990 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada  Canada 1–1 1–2 1990 North American Nations Cup
26 11 April 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Honduras 1–0 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 25 April 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Canada 3–0 4–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 2 May 1993 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Honduras 3–0 4–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 10 June 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Paraguay 3–0 3–1 Friendly

Honours

UNAM

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Luis Flores scored four goals in a match against Martinique in 1983, however, this team is not recognized by FIFA, so their matches are not statistically valid.

References

  1. ^ rsssf: Mexico record international players
  2. ^ Mitten, Andy (6 October 2013). "Luis Enrique: One-on-One". Four Four Two. Retrieved 7 June 2015.