Claudio García

Claudio García
	García with the Argentina U20 team in 1981
Personal information
Full name	Claudio Omar García
Date of birth	24 August 1963 (age 58)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1986	Huracán
1986–1988	Vélez Sársfield
1988–1990	Lyon
1991–1995	Racing Club
1995–1996	Colón de Santa Fe
1996–1998	Huracán
1998–1999	All Boys
1999–2000	Independiente Rivadavia
2000–2001	Chacarita Juniors
2001	Real Jaen
National team
1981–1983	Argentina U20
1991–1994	Argentina
Teams managed
	Defensores Unidos
–	Independiente Rivadavia
–	Talleres (RE)
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2007

Claudio Omar Turco García (born 24 August 1963 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine former international footballer who played as a winger.

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, 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 for 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 second 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.

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. Currently, he is the manager of Talleres (RE).

Honours[]

Player[]

International[]

Argentina

Copa América: 1991, 1993
FIFA Confederations Cup: 1992

External links[]

Claudio García at National-Football-Teams.com
(in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics