Mark " Marcos" Lugris | |
Fullname: | Mark Lugris |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1962 |
Birth Place: | Bronx, New York, United States |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Collegeyears1: | 1979–1982 |
College1: | Fordham Rams |
Collegecaps1: | 53+ |
Collegegoals1: | 15 |
Years1: | 1983 |
Clubs1: | New York Cosmos |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1984–1986 |
Clubs2: | Houston Dynamos |
Caps2: | 35 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 1984–1986 |
Clubs3: | Columbus Capitals (indoor) |
Caps3: | 84 |
Goals3: | 42 |
Years4: | 1986–1987 |
Clubs4: | Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) |
Caps4: | 42 |
Goals4: | 11 |
Years5: | 1987–1989 |
Clubs5: | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) |
Caps5: | 22+ |
Goals5: | 3+ |
Years6: | 1988–1989 |
Clubs6: | Dayton Dynamo (indoor) |
Caps6: | 18 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 1990 |
Clubs7: | Toronto Italia |
Caps7: | 12 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 1990 |
Clubs8: | New York Kick (indoor) |
Caps8: | 9 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Years9: | 1992 |
Clubs9: | New York Hota Bavarians |
Caps9: | 20 |
Goals9: | 1 |
Years10: | 1992–1995 |
Clubs10: | Canton Invaders (indoor) |
Caps10: | 57 |
Goals10: | 15 |
Years11: | 1992–1993 |
Clubs11: | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
Caps11: | 22 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Years12: | 1994 |
Clubs12: | Carolina Vipers (indoor) |
Caps12: | 24 |
Goals12: | 7 |
Years13: | 1998 |
Clubs13: | Gigantes de Carolina |
Nationalyears1: | 1983–1998 |
Nationalteam1: | Puerto Rico |
Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
Mark 'Marcos' Lugris (born January 1, 1962) is a former Puerto Rican football player. 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".[1]
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 |
Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 21 March 1992 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
2. | 14 March 1993 | align=center | 4–0 | align=center | 4–0 | 1993 Caribbean Cup qualification | |||
3. | 21 May 1993 | align=center | ?–? | align=center | 3–0 | 1993 Caribbean Cup | |||
4. | 23 May 1995 | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 1–3 | 1995 Caribbean Cup | |||
5. | 23 May 1995 | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 1–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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/