Carlos García Cambón

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Carlos García Cambón

Full name	Carlos María García Cambón
Date of birth	March 27, 1949 (1949-03-27) (age 59)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1969-1973 1974-1977 1977-?	Chacarita Juniors Boca Juniors Unión de Santa Fe	? (?) 104 (33) ? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Carlos María García Cambón (born March 27, 1949 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer currently working as a manager. He is probably most famous for scoring 4 goals on his debut for Boca Juniors in the superclásico derby against River Plate.

García Cambón started his career with Chacarita Juniors, he was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1969 championship. He is fondly remembered by the Chacarita fans because he is their topscorer in games against their local rivals Club Atlético Atlanta with 8 goals^[1].

In 1974 García Cambón moved to Argentine giants Boca Juniors, his debut game is remembered as one of the most astonishing debut performances in the history of Argentine football. On February 3, 1974 García Cambón played his first game for Boca in the superclásico against fierce rivals River Plate. The game ended 5-2 to Boca with García Cambón scoring 4 of their goals. He remains the only player ever to score 4 goals in the superclásico^[2].

During his time at Boca, García Cambón won two championships, the 1976 Metropolitano and the 1976 Nacional.

In early 1977 García Cambón was sold to Unión de Santa Fe.

After retirement García Cambón moved into coaching, in 1998 he was appointed as caretaker coach of Boca Juniors^[3]. He has since gone on to manage in Bolivia with Blooming and in Indonesia with Persija Jakarta.

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Season	Team	Title
Metropolitano 1969	Chacarita Juniors	Primera División Argentina
Nacional 1976	Boca Juniors	Primera División Argentina
Metropolitano 1976	Boca Juniors	Primera División Argentina