# Luis Labastida

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{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1975)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name     = Luis Labastida
| image       = 
| caption     =
| fullname    = 
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1975|4|11}}
| birth_place = Mexico
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height      = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| position    = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)) / [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 =
 | years1 = 1997–1998
| clubs1 = [Albuquerque Geckos](/source/Sacramento_Geckos)
| caps1  = 36
| goals1 = 31
| years2 = 1998
| clubs2 = [Montreal Impact](/source/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011))
| caps2  = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1999–2000
| clubs3 = [Minnesota Thunder](/source/Minnesota_Thunder)
| caps3  = 42
| goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2001
| clubs4 = [Cincinnati Riverhawks](/source/Cincinnati_Riverhawks)
| caps4  = 6
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2002
| clubs5 = [California Gold](/source/California_Gold)
| caps5  = 12
| goals5 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2003–2005
| managerclubs1 = [Houston Stars](/source/Houston_Stars_(WPSL))
}}
'''Luis Labastida''' is a retired [Mexican-born](/source/Mexican_people) [football](/source/Association_football) player who played professionally in the [USL A-League](/source/USL_A-League) and coached in the [Women’s Premier Soccer League](/source/Women%E2%80%99s_Premier_Soccer_League).

==Player==
In 1985 at aged ten, Labastida and his family moved to the United States from Mexico. He played youth soccer in both Oklahoma and Florida. He may have played in Europe and Mexico. In 1997, Labastida signed with the [Albuquerque Geckos](/source/Sacramento_Geckos) of the [USISL D-3 Pro League](/source/USISL_D-3_Pro_League). He scored twenty goals in eleven games, placing him second on the league’s scoring table.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1997.html#D3Pro |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1997 |access-date=2013-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218145254/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1997.html#D3Pro |archive-date=2010-12-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1998, the Geckos moved up to the second division [USISL A-League](/source/USISL_A-League). Labastida continued his scoring exploits, with eleven goals in twenty-five games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1998.html#aleague |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1998 |access-date=2013-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105073631/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1998.html#aleague |archive-date=2015-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the end of the season, Labastida also played two games with the [Montreal Impact](/source/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)). In 1999, Labastida moved to the [Minnesota Thunder](/source/Minnesota_Thunder) where he played for two seasons. In January 2001, Labastida signed with the [Cincinnati Riverhawks](/source/Cincinnati_Riverhawks).<ref>[http://www.uslfans.com/news/2001/news,2001,0012.shtml Luis Labastida Signs With The Riverhawks]</ref> He finished his career with the [California Gold](/source/California_Gold) in 2002.

==Coach==
Labastida was a co-founder and head coach of the [Houston Stars](/source/Houston_Stars_(WPSL)) of the [Women's Premier Soccer League](/source/Women's_Premier_Soccer_League) from 2003 to 2005.

==References==
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Category:Living people
Category:1975 births
Category:Sacramento Geckos players
Category:California Gold players
Category:Cincinnati Riverhawks players
Category:Mexican expatriate men's footballers
Category:Mexican men's footballers
Category:Minnesota Thunder players
Category:Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
Category:USL Second Division players
Category:A-League (1995–2004) players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Men's association football midfielders

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