Luis García (Chilean footballer)

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Luis García
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto García
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917–1926 Thunder de Coquimbo
National team
1917 Chile 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Luis Alberto García was a Chilean footballer who played as a defender and made four appearances for the Chile in 1917.

Career[]

García played club football for Thunder de Coquimbo. In 1917, he played for the Chile national team at the 1917 South American Championship held in Uruguay. He played in all three matches at the tournament, making his international debut on 30 September 1917 against Uruguay, which finished as a 4–0 loss. In the next match against Argentina, he scored an own goal as Chile lost 1–0. Chile lost the last match 1–0 against Brazil, finishing last in the tournament without any points or goals scored.[1] García earned his final cap for Chile against Argentina in a friendly played on 21 October 1917, a week after the tournament ended, which finished as a 1–1 draw.[2]

Career statistics[]

International[]

Chile
Year Apps Goals
1917 4 0
Total 4 0

References[]

  1. ^ Tabeira, Martín (10 August 2007). "Southamerican Championship 1917: Rosters". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Luis Alberto García". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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