Enrique García

Enrique García

García in Rosario Central colours
Personal information
Date of birth	November 20, 1912
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Date of death	23 August 1969 (Aged 56)
Playing position	Left-winger
Youth career
	Las Rosas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
0000–1933	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe
1933–1936	Rosario Central
1936–1944	Racing Club	233	(78)
National team
1935–1943	Argentina	35	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2008. † Appearances (goals)

Enrique García (20 November 1912 – 23 August 1969) was an Argentine football left winger who won the Copa América on two occasions with the Argentina national team.

"Chueco" García was born on 20 November 1912 in Santa Fe. he started playing for local club Las Rosas and was sold to Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe despite wanting to play for Unión.

In 1933, he joined Rosario Central where he played until he joined Racing Club de Avellaneda for an Argentine record transfer fee of $38,931. He made a total of 233 appearances for "La Academia" between 1936 and 1944, scoring 78 goals.

García played 35 times for Argentina between 1935 and 1943. He was part of the Copa América winning squads of 1937 and 1941, he also played in the 1942 edition of the tournament. Unfortunately the peak of his career coincided with World War II denying him the chance to play in a FIFA World Cup.

García was commonly known by the nickname "Chueco" but his other nicknames included "El Poeta de la zurda" (Poet of the left), "el Mago" (The magician), "el Imparable" (The unstoppable one). He died on 23 August 1969 aged 56, he is fondly remembered as one of the finest left sided players in the history of Argentine football.^[1]

Honours

Argentina

• Copa América: 1937, 1941

References

1. Racing Club idols (Spanish)

External links

• Radio El Espectador profile (Spanish)
• Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007) (Spanish)