Claudio García

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Claudio García
Full name	Claudio Omar García
Date of birth	August 24, 1963 (1963-08-24) (age 44)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1981-1986 1986-1988 1988-1990 1991-1995 1995-1996 1996-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001	Huracán Vélez Sársfield Lyon Racing Club Colón de Santa Fe Huracán All Boys Independiente Rivadavia Chacarita Juniors Real Jaen	202 (40) 73 (19) 54 (14) 129 (26) 30 (4) 49 (11) 20 (3) 11 (1) 30 (4) 00 (0)
National team
1991-1993	Argentina	13 (3)
Teams managed
	Defensores Unidos Independiente Rivadavia
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Claudio "Turco" García (born August 24, 1963 in Argentina) is a former Argentina international footballer.

García started his professional career in 1981 with Club Atlético Huracán in Buenos Aires. He stayed with the club until their relegation from the Argentine Primera at the end of the 1985-1986 season.

García joined Vélez Sársfield where he played until 1988, he then signed for Lyon in France.

In 1991 García returned to Argentine football to join Racing Club de Avellaneda, he was also given his debut fir the Argentina national team in 1991. He was part of two Copa América winning campaigns in 1991 and 1993.

García played over 100 games for Racing Club between 1991 and his departure in 1995. He joined Colón de Santa Fe where he spent one season before returning to Huracán in 1996. By the end of his 2nd spell at Huracán he had made 251 appearances, scoring 51 goals.

Towards the end of his playing days he spent time with All Boys and Independiente Rivadavia in the Argentine 2nd Division and Chacarita Juniors. In 2001 he joined Spanish lower league side Real Jaen.

[edit] Titles

Season	Team	Title
1991	Argentina	Copa América
1993	Argentina	Copa América

[edit] Coaching career

Since his retirement as a player García has worked as a football manager on a couple of occasions, with Defensores Unidos and Independiente Rivadavia.