Hugo Sánchez, Luis García, Carlos Vela, among other Mexican attackers, had good campaigns in Spain, contrary to others who left much to be desired
MEXICO – Mexican soccer has been represented by different attackers in Spain. Now, with the imminent arrival of Jose Juan Macías to the Getafe, on ESPN Digital we remember who and what has been the performance of the Aztec battering rams in Iberian football.
Hugo Sanchez
With Atlético de Madrid He began his adventure in Spanish soccer, where he scored 82 goals in 152 games. With his great scoring quota he obtained a ‘Pichichi’ in the 1984-85 season, in addition to a King’s Cup title.
In the 1985-86 season, the Mexican forward reached the Real Madrid, club where he lived his best years in Spanish football, after winning five league titles, two Spanish Super Cups, a King’s Cup and an EUFA Cup, in addition to converting 208 annotations that gave him a total of four ‘Pichichis .
In the 1993-94 season, after a brief stint in Mexican soccer with América, Hugol tried his luck with him. Vallecano Ray, where he had a more modest but not ineffective performance, since he scored 17 goals in just 34 games played.
Luis Flores
After a good season with the set of CougarsIn 1986, Gijón took on the services of the university youth squad, who in his first tournament managed to play 31 games and make 12 annotations.
After returning to Cougars for a season, he was hired again in Spain, for Valencia. However, the signing of the Naranjero team did not go as expected, since in 31 games he only managed to score three annotations.
Francisco Javier Cruz
After a great season with Monterrey, the ‘Grandpa’ Cross was acquired by Logroñes. Cruz disputed with 24 games and only did one goal.
Luis Garcia
After a great season in the set of Cougars, the boy gunner emigrated to Spain with the Atlético de Madrid from 1992 to 1994, where in his first tournament he became the Mexican striker with the best goal record in his debut season, converting 17 touchdowns in 29 games.
With the Colchoneros, he registered 33 touchdowns in 73 games. After his departure from the Atlético de Madrid began a new stage with Real society, where he had a disappointing performance by scoring only two touchdowns in just 10 games.
Juan Francisco Palencia
After being the protagonist with Blue Cross, the Gatillero was loaned to Spanish in the 2001-02 season, where he played a total of 31 games, however, he only managed to score six annotations.
Cuauhtémoc White
With multiple seasons as one of the best soccer players in Mexican football, White emigrated from America to the Valladolid in the 2000-01 season, where he had an ineffective participation since of 23 games he only managed to score three annotations.
Although his numbers were not the best due to the complicated injury he suffered, the current Governor of the State of Morelos managed to score an iconic goal by Real Madrid on the field of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Carlos Ochoa
In 2002, the Mexican striker had a six-month trial for Spanish soccer, after the Osasuna made his services at the request of the Mexican strategist Javier Aguirre. ANDThe former player of Tigers He passed through LaLiga without pain or glory, seeing only activity in three games of which he failed to score a single goal.
Omar Bravo
The now historical scorer of Chivas He asked the Guadalajara board for the opportunity to leave Mexican football, so for the 2008-09 season he was acquired by the SportsHowever, the scorer’s performance was poor, since he only played 20 games in which he added three annotations.
Javier Hernandez
After not getting into plans of the Manchester United, Real Madrid was made of the services of the historical goalscorer of the Mexican team for the 2014-15 season, where with 33 games played he managed to get nine annotations.
Four years later, for the 2019-20 season, Chicharito again returned to Spanish football with Seville, where he had a more discreet performance by only converting three annotations in just 15 games.
Raul Jimenez
After a great stage with him America, the Mexican forward was acquired by Atlético de Madrid in the 2014-15 season, however, Diego Simeone It gave him few opportunities, since he only scored a single goal in 28 games played, a situation that led him to leave the Rojiblanco team and later emigrate to Benfica in Portugal.
Carlos candle
His process in European football began in Spain, after Arsenal signed the Mexican attacker, so in his first semester he was loaned to Salamanca in the second division where he played 31 games and scored eight goals.
Faced with the good numbers in the second division, the Osasuna he became the Mexican’s services in the 2007-08 season. There, he only made three touchdowns in 33 games.
After a stint at Arsenal and West Bromwich, he began a new phase with Real society, a team in which he became a figure by achieving a total of 73 annotations and 45 assists in 250 games, in addition to obtaining the Real Sociedad Player of the Year awards twice (2012 and 2013).
The Mexican forward was key for the Donostiarra team to return to a UEFA Champions League after 10 years.