Marcos Lugris

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Mark 'Marcos' Lugris (born January 1, 1962) is a former Puerto Rican football player.[1] He played his professional club football mostly in the United States. Mark debuted for Puerto Rico on June 17, 1983, in a Pan American Games Qualifier vs Surinam at Sixto Escobar Stadium in San Juan. He represented Puerto Rico in the 1990-94-98 FIFA World Cup Qualifying .Lugris was captain of the PRMSNT from 1992 to 1998 . Lugris also represented Puerto Rico in 4 Caribbean Shell Cups 93-94-95-98. In 1993 Shell Cup was the first and last time that Puerto Rico qualified for the group finals in Jamaica by winning its preliminary group in Guyana. That year in May Puerto Rico attained its highest FIFA world ranking (93rd)in its history . The first qualification match of World Cup 94 USA was between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, played on 21 March 1992, and the Puerto Rican defender Marcos Lugris scored the first goal in qualification.In 1995 Lugris was inducted in the Fordham University Athletic Hall of Fame . In 1998 vs Haiti in Port-au-Prince, Lugris played his final match for the National team .In 2014,Lugris was inducted in the Puerto Rican Soccer Hall of Fame . On April 5, 2018, Mark was announced as the Guest Honoree for the 5th Annual FutBoricua.Net Awards Gala in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At the Gala he was presented with the "Premio Cronica Joe Serralta" for his lifetime achievements with the Puerto Rican National team .In 2020, FutbolBoricua.Net announced its Historic Puerto Rico All Time Best XI Team (El mejor XI en la historia de Puerto Rico), Lugris was named to this team along with his teammates Roberto "Boy" Santana, Wilfredo " Cobre" Vinas and Chris Armas. On April 17, 2022, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, named Lugris to its "Mens All Time Puerto Rico Dream Team".[2]

Mark " Marcos" Lugris
Personal information
Full name Mark Lugris
Date of birth (1962-01-01) January 1, 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Bronx, New York, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Fordham Rams 53+ (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 New York Cosmos 0 (0)
1984–1986 Houston Dynamos 35 (3)
1984–1986 Columbus Capitals (indoor) 84 (42)
1986–1987 Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) 42 (11)
1987–1989 Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) 22+ (3+)
1988–1989 Dayton Dynamo (indoor) 18 (2)
1990 Toronto Italia 12 (0)
1990 New York Kick (indoor) 9 (1)
1992 New York Hota Bavarians 20 (1)
1992–1995 Canton Invaders (indoor) 57 (15)
1992–1993 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 22 (0)
1994 Carolina Vipers (indoor) 24 (7)
1998 Gigantes de Carolina
International career
1983–1998 Puerto Rico 21 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

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International

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National team Year Apps Goals
Puerto Rico 1992 4 1
1993 5 2
1994 2 0
1995 3 1
1996 2 1
1997 0 0
1998 2 0
Total 18 5

International goals

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Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 March 1992 Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic   Dominican Republic 1–0 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 14 March 1993 Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana   Guyana 4–0 4–0 1993 Caribbean Cup qualification
3. 21 May 1993 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica   Sint Maarten ?–? 3–0 1993 Caribbean Cup
4. 23 May 1995 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba   Dominican Republic 1–2 1–3 1995 Caribbean Cup
5. 23 May 1995 Complejo Deportivo Efrain Carcaño Alicea, Bayamón, Puerto Rico   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–2 1–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ Marcos Lugris at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Statistics". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

3.https://futbolboricua.co/premios-fbnet-2017-2018-seran-dedicados-a-mark-lugris/#

4.https://futbolboricua.co/el-mejor-xi-en-la-historia-de-puerto-rico/

  • Brexio, Jose. "IFFHS". iffhs.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.