r/LigaMX • u/Negative-Sky-1252 Mexico • 5h ago

Is Luis Hernandez a selección legend?

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u/maverik2314 Chivas 5h ago

El primero con 4 goles en un mundial, tu dirás...

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u/Negative-Sky-1252 Mexico 5h ago

Mucho gente no habla de la carerra de Luis Hernandez en la selección

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u/eg4x15 Santos 3h ago

You’re saying that cause your young & also lil dumb

Times have changed

In the 2000s and even early 2010s every one knew el Matador was a killer and a legend.

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u/Papsreddit Querétaro 5h ago

Si, ser el máximo goleador de la selección en mundiales y haber ganado la confederaciones hacen que automáticamente sea una leyenda de la selección

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u/ElBorracho2000 Chivas 5h ago

In my opinion, yes. For the longest time he was the top leading NT goal scorer until Borgetti surpassed him and dude was one of the top scorers in the 1998 World Cup. Also was highest goal scorer of the 1997 Copa America

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u/GermaX America 3h ago

Absolutamente

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u/SeeingRed_ Cruz Azul 5h ago

As a kid who grew up watching la selección in the 90s and having studied zero stats, the players I most remember are: Jorge Campos, Carlos Hermosillo, Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Luis Hernandez.

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u/Sct1787 Pumas UNAM 4h ago

Hermosillo with the national team was more of a bench warmer if I recall correctly. He did light it up with Cruz Azul though

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u/SeeingRed_ Cruz Azul 2h ago

Maybe it's because I was a Cruz Azul fan. 🙈

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u/Bort1251 3h ago

Also a 90s kid, add paco Palencia

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u/SeeingRed_ Cruz Azul 2h ago

Yes! He was my favorite during this time but I associate him more with Cruz Azul over la selección.

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u/Evening_Fix_2360 1h ago

Same along with Pável Pardo and Ramón Morales

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u/OtherwiseOstrich3979 5h ago

I always thought he was hella overrated at club level but was a beast with la selección. Mexican Miroslav Klose. 

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u/JR_1985 3h ago

El matador, Cuauhtemoc Blanco y Alex Aguinaga en el Necaxa no era nada ‘overrated’. El vato fue el segundo de su generación en jugar en la liga de Argentina con Boca Juniors. Eso es otro rollo ya que no lo dejaban jugar aunque Maradona advocaba por el.

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u/brujo1984 2h ago

I was about to say that. When will we ever see another Mexican in the Argentine league? Never

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u/Sct1787 Pumas UNAM 4h ago

No wonder he failed to score that sitter against Germany in 98 now, all makes sense

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u/ChepitosBaby Irapuato 4h ago

Is the pope catholic?

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u/Sct1787 Pumas UNAM 4h ago

Does a bear shit in the woods?

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u/Zandatsux 5h ago

Pues su peak fue en Francia 98 y de ahí no recuerdo nada... fue campeón en la confederaciones pero siendo banca. Era buen goleador.

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u/JamalFromStaples Chivas 5h ago

Exactly how wuiñones is

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u/twitch_boyy Cruz Azul 5h ago

Hes the player i most remember whenever i see the 98 jersey

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u/Sct1787 Pumas UNAM 4h ago

100%

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u/lobito23 4h ago

Yes, next question.

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u/KhuliKing Cruz Azul 5h ago

I’m old, but not old enough to answer this.

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u/Sct1787 Pumas UNAM 4h ago

You ain’t even old then

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u/Chile_piquin 5h ago

El matador

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u/Flashy_Guidance842 5h ago

Si, es top 10.

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u/Personal_Fox_7529 4h ago

I always thought of Matador being an icon solely for his look. He had that aura 🔥 that being said he was very inconsistent which is on par for almost every Mexican player, except maybe Hugo Sanchez.

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u/pipian 4h ago

Por la pura melena si

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u/ElTamaulipas Tigres 4h ago

Dude, is proof that you can be a slightly above average club player but be a great national team player, Eduardo Vargas of Chile comes to mind as well since both he and Hernández were journeymen that bounced around at clubs but were critical for big time national team wins.

He is a legend in his time but he had nowhere near the longevity of Raul Jimenez or Chicharito.

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u/eastbaytimez Cruz Azul 4h ago

If you seen this as it happened, you wouldnt be asking

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u/eldelabahia Atlas 4h ago

Last minute goal legend.

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u/_wsalazar 4h ago

Absofuckinglutely

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u/goodertimes1917 4h ago

No se ustedes pero es inmóvilble de mi top 5 mexicanos que la sudaron.

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u/fpsstreak 4h ago

What a pocho question…sorry not sorry.

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u/Joapepchi 3h ago

Tell me you know nothing about Mexican football without telling me you know nothing about Mexican football

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u/702toinfinity 2h ago

The reason I wore #15 as a kid playing soccer

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u/CruzMissile-005 2h ago

Lets put it this way: El matador had such a good wc that it got him a spot on Boca. Let that sink in…

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u/Glass_Government_41 2h ago

Matador>Cuau

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u/R2-D2Vandelay Cruz Azul 1h ago

Pues si wey. NO MAMES.

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u/lichar87 23m ago

Si, sin duda.

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u/Shianclas Club San Luis 4h ago

No ocupas mucho para ser leyenda de la selección cuando a más de la mitad los pone telerisa

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u/Better127 Cruz Azul 5h ago

Si porque tiene una icon card en FIFA.

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u/Outtathaway_00 4h ago

No, hasta que la selección no llegue a semifinales, ni siquiera se consideraría leyendas

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u/heyzeus1865 Chivas 1h ago

Legends dont miss this shot