Atilio García Explained

Atilio García
Fullname:Atilio Ceferino García Pérez
Birth Date:1914 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Club Atlético Moreno
Years1:1936
Clubs1:Platense
Caps1:23
Goals1:12
Years2:1937
Clubs2:Boca Juniors
Caps2:7
Goals2:6
Years3:1938–1951
Clubs3:Nacional
Caps3:210
Goals3:208
Years4:1952
Clubs4:Racing Montevideo
Years5:1953
Clubs5:Miramar Misiones
Nationalyears1:1945
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:5

Atilio Ceferino García Pérez (26 August 1914 – 12 December 1973) was an Argentine born Uruguayan naturalized footballer who played as a forward.

Gaecía is the top goal scorer in the history of Uruguayan football with 465 goals scored in official tournaments and the second highest goal scorer in the history of the Uruguayan Football Championship with 208 goals scored in 210 matches, which also converted him in to the top goal scorer of the Uruguayan Championship playing for the same club. He is also the top scorer in the history of Uruguayan Clásico with 35 goals. He played for Nacional between 1938 and 1951.

Career

García had short spells with Club Atlético Moreno, Club Atlético Platense and Boca Juniors in Argentina before joining Nacional.

With Nacional he set a number of national records, including; Most topscorer awards, most consecutive top scorer awards, most goals against C.A. Peñarol and the most goals against Peñarol in a single game. During his time at Nacional the club won 25 titles, including eight championships. García was the top scorer in the league on eight occasions.

After leaving Nacional he had single seasons with Racing Club de Montevideo and Miramar Misiones.

García continued to live in Uruguay after his retirement in 1953. He died in Montevideo in 1973.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay[1] 194555
Total55

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each García goal.

List of international goals scored by Atilio García
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 24 January 1945 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 1–0 5–1 1945 South American Championship
2 3–1
3 5–1
4 28 January 1945 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 1–0 7–0
5 7–0

Honours

Top scorer statistics

SeasonClubGoals
1938Nacional20
1939Nacional22
1940Nacional18
1941Nacional23
1942Nacional19
1943Nacional18
1944Nacional21
1946Nacional21

Facts

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atilio García - AUF. 22 February 2022.