Claudio García
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Omar García | ||
| Date of birth | August 24, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Huracán | 202 | (40) |
| 1986–1988 | Vélez Sársfield | 73 | (19) |
| 1988–1990 | Lyon | 57 | (14) |
| 1991–1995 | Racing Club | 129 | (26) |
| 1995–1996 | Colón de Santa Fe | 30 | (4) |
| 1996–1998 | Huracán | 49 | (11) |
| 1998–1999 | All Boys | 20 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Independiente Rivadavia | 11 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Chacarita Juniors | 30 | (4) |
| 2001 | Real Jaen | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1983 | Argentina U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Argentina | 13 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Defensores Unidos | |||
| Independiente Rivadavia | |||
| Talleres (RE) | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2007 | |||
Claudio "Turco" García (born 24 August 1963 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former Argentina international footballer.
García started his professional career in 1981 with Club Atlético Huracán in Buenos Aires. He stayed with the club until their relegation from the Argentine Primera at the end of the 1985-1986 season.
García joined Vélez Sársfield where he played until 1988, he then signed for Lyon in France.
In 1991 García returned to Argentine football to join Racing Club de Avellaneda, he was also given his debut fir the Argentina national team in 1991. He was part of two Copa América winning campaigns in 1991 and 1993.
García played over 100 games for Racing Club between 1991 and his departure in 1995. He joined Colón de Santa Fe where he spent one season before returning to Huracán in 1996. By the end of his 2nd spell at Huracán he had made 251 appearances, scoring 51 goals.
Towards the end of his playing days he spent time with All Boys and Independiente Rivadavia in the Argentine 2nd Division and Chacarita Juniors. In 2001 he joined Spanish lower league side Real Jaen.
Titles
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Argentina |
Copa América |
| 1992 | Argentina |
FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 1993 | Argentina |
Copa América |
Coaching career
Since his retirement as a player García has worked as a football manager on a couple of occasions, with Defensores Unidos and Independiente Rivadavia. Currently, he is the manager of Talleres (RE).
External links
- Claudio García at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- Argentine footballers
- Argentina youth international footballers
- Argentina under-20 international footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1992 King Fahd Cup players
- 1993 Copa América players
- Copa América-winning players
- FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players
- Association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- Huracán footballers
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Colón de Santa Fe footballers
- All Boys footballers
- Chacarita Juniors footballers
- Independiente Rivadavia footballers
- Real Jaén footballers
- Argentine football managers
- Independiente Rivadavia managers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
