- Atilio García
Football player infobox
playername = Atilio García
fullname = Atilio Ceferino García
height =
nickname = Bigote
dateofbirth =August 26 1914
cityofbirth = Junín
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Club Atlético Moreno
years = 1936
1937
1938-1951
1952
1953
clubs = Platense
Boca Juniors
Nacional
Racing Club de Montevideo Miramar Misiones
caps(goals) = ? (?)
7 (6)
210 (208)
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pcupdate = June 2007Atilio Ceferino García is a former Uruguayan football striker. He was born on
August 26 1914 , in the city of Junín in theBuenos Aires Province ofArgentina . His main club wasClub Nacional de Football where he played for 13 seasons between 1938 and 1951.García had short spells with Club Atlético Moreno,
Club Atlético Platense andBoca Juniors in Argentina before joining Club Nacional de Football.With Nacional he set a number of 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 andMiramar Misiones .García continued to live in Uruguay after his retirement in 1953, he died in
Montevideo in 1973.League titles
Other titles
*Torneo de Honor (8): 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1948
*Campeonato Nocturno Rioplatense: 1938
*C. C. Grandes del Río de la Plata: 1938
*Copa Aldao (Copa Río de la Plata) (3): 1940, 1942, 1946
*Torneo Competencia (3): 1942, 1945, 1948
*Copa del Atlántico: 1947Top scorer titles
Facts
*Atilio Ceferino García has a stand in the
Estadio Gran Parque Central named in his honour.
*OnDecember 8 1940 García scored a record 4 goals in a 5-1 victory over Peñarol.
*García scored a total of 34 goals against Peñarol, a record that may never be surpassed.
*García was topscorer in Uruguay in seven consecutive seasons between 1938 and 1944.
*Fernando Morena is the only player to have scored more goals than García in the Uruguayan league, with 230.
*García is the top scorer in the history of Club Nacional de Football, with 464 goals in 435 games in all competitions.External links
* [http://www.nacional.com.uy/noticia_82_1.html Biography on the Nacional website] es icon
Persondata
NAME = Garcia, Atilio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Garcia, Atilio Ceferino
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Uruguayan football striker
DATE OF BIRTH =August 26 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH =Junín, Buenos Aires Argentina
DATE OF DEATH = 1973
PLACE OF DEATH =Montevideo Uruguay
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