Luis Flores (footballer)

Luis Enrique Flores Ocaranza ( born July 18, 1961 in Mexico City), also known by the nickname Lucho (Spanish for the fighters ), is a former Mexican football player at the position of the striker, who worked as a football coach since the end of his active career is.

Life

Association

Luis Flores, brother of Ignacio Flores Ocaranza, came from the junior level of the Club Universidad Nacional, where he received his first professional contract before the season 1979/80 and with whom he won the 1981 Mexican Championship and the Copa Interamericana. After seven years with the Cougars, he joined the Spanish Primera División, where he played in the 1986/87 season for Sporting Gijon. Then he returned to his home and to the Pumas, in whose ranks he scorer of the Mexican League was in season 1987/88 before going into the 1988/89 season once again in Spain - this time for the FC Valencia - played. Again he came back after only a year to Mexico, where he played two seasons for Cruz Azul, Atlas and Chivas Guadalajara.

National

His debut in the dress of the Mexican national team on November 29, 1983 could hardly have been better: the view from the Mexicans generally disappointing 4-4 draw with the selection of Martinique Flores scored all four goals for " el tri " and thus enjoyed a debut to the special Art

His last international goal scored Flores on April 25, 1993 against Canada ( 4-0) and his last international match, he completed on 30 June 1993 in the 2-0 victory against Ecuador.

Highlight of his international career was the participation in the discharged at home football World Cup 1986, in which Flores in all three group matches against Belgium ( 2-1 ), Paraguay (1:1) and Iraq ( 1-0) worked with them and the gateway to the early 1-0 lead had scored against the paraguayos.

Coach

After his playing career Flores worked as a head coach, among others in 1996/97 at the Pumas, 2000 at Atletico Celaya and 2005 Necaxa. In the 2008 /09 season, he was a coach at CD Veracruz in use.

Achievements

  • Mexican champions: 1980/81
  • Copa Interamericana: 1981
  • Scorer of the Mexican League: 1987/88
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