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Salvadoran footballer
Raúl García
Personal information
Full name Raúl Antonio García Herrera
Date of birth (1962-09-13)September 13, 1962
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Date of death January 11, 2018(2018-01-11) (aged 55)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Instituto Técnico Ricaldone
1980 UES
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1986 UES
1987–1999 Águila
International career
1986–1997 El Salvador 37 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Estudiantes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

Raúl Antonio García Herrera (September 13, 1962 in San Miguel, El Salvador – January 11, 2018) was a Salvadoran professional footballer.

Club career

García played the majority of his career with Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador giants Águila, in San Miguel.

International career

Nicknamed Superman, García made his debut for El Salvador in the 1980s and earned over 30 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1993 and 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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 and the UNCAF U-20 championships at the end of 2010.

Death

Raul Garcia died due to cancer on January 11, 2018, he was 55 years old.

References

  1. "Llegó la ayuda para "Superman" García desde EE.UU. | elsalvador.com". Archived from the original on 2017-05-18.
  2. ""Superman" García, un aguilucho confeso".
  3. Raúl García – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
  6. Preparador de porteros de la sub-20 vuelve a El Salvador de emergencia por enfermedad - UNCAF
  7. "El Pichi" García, uno de los grandes porteros del fútbol salvadoreño - El Gráfico (in Spanish)

External links

El Salvador squad – 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
El Salvador


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