Raúl Antonio García
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raúl Antonio García Herrera | ||
Date of birth | September 13, 1962 | ||
Place of birth | San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Instituto Técnico Ricaldone | |||
1980 | UES | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1986 | UES | ||
1987–1999 | Águila | ||
National team‡ | |||
1986–1997 | El Salvador | ||
Teams managed | |||
2006–2007 | Estudiantes | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 2017 |
Raúl Antonio García Herrera (born September 13, 1962 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran professional footballer.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Club career
García played the majority of his career at Salvadoran Premier League giants Águila of San Miguel, El Salvador.
International career
Nicknamed Superman, García made his debut for El Salvador in the 1980s and has earned over 30 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 1993 and 1995[6] as well as at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international game was a November 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States.
Retirement
He was named El Salvador's goalkeeper coach ahead of the UNCAF U-16 tournament in 2009[8] and the UNCAF U-20 championships at the end of 2010.[9]
References
- ↑ http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/350648/llego-la-ayuda-para-superman-garcia-desde-ee-uu/
- ↑ http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/335440/raul-superman-garcia-estoy-muy-optimista-y-siento-que-estoy-saliendo-de-esto/
- ↑ http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/313796/raul-superman-garcia-en-delicado-estado-de-salud-2/
- ↑ http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/02/21/sub-20-dedica-el-triunfo-a-raul-garcia
- ↑ Raúl Antonio García – FIFA competition record
- ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ Preparador de porteros de la sub-20 vuelve a El Salvador de emergencia por enfermedad - UNCAF
- ↑ "El Pichi" García, uno de los grandes porteros del fútbol salvadoreño - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
External links
- Raúl Antonio García at National-Football-Teams.com