Ariel Garcé
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ariel Garcé
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Ariel Hernán Garcé
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|7|14}}
| birth_place = Tandil, Argentina
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Centre back, Right back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = River Plate
| years1 = 1999–2004
| years2 = 2003
| years3 = 2004–2005
| years4 = 2005–2006
| years5 = 2006–2007
| years6 = 2007–2012
| years7 = 2012–2013
| years8 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = River Plate
| clubs2 = → Morelia (loan)
| clubs3 = Colón
| clubs4 = Olimpo
| clubs5 = Rosario Central
| clubs6 = Colón
| clubs7 = Argentinos Juniors
| clubs8 = Atlético de Rafaela
| caps1 = 98
| caps2 = 11
| caps3 = 23
| caps4 = 15
| caps5 = 32
| caps6 = 139
| caps7 = 31
| caps8 = 31
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 5
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 380 | totalgoals = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2010
| nationalteam1 = Argentina
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 22:09, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 18:00, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
}}
Ariel Hernán "Chino" Garcé (born 14 July 1979), is a former Argentine football defender. He played as a central defender or right back in River Plate, Colón de Santa Fe, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, and Atlético de Rafaela.
Career
= Club =
Garcé started his career with River Plate in 1999. He was part of two championship winning squads before moving on loan to Monarcas Morelia in Mexico in 2003. Garcé returned to River Plate in 2004 and helped the club to win the Clausura 2004 tournament.
Garcé then had his first spell with Colón de Santa Fe, before playing for Olimpo de Bahía Blanca and Rosario Central. While at Olimpo, Garcé was banned for 6 months by the Argentine federation after he tested positive of cocaine.{{cite web |url=http://www.diariodecuyo.com.ar/home/new_noticia.php?noticia_id=142529|title=Ariel Garcé fue suspendido por ingerir cocaina|date=16 February 2006|publisher=Diario de Cuyo|access-date=2010-05-19|language=Spanish| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100522014926/http://www.diariodecuyo.com.ar/home/new_noticia.php?noticia_id=142529| archive-date= 22 May 2010 | url-status= live}}
In 2007, he returned for a second spell with Colón.
In 2014, he played for Atlético de Rafaela finishing his career in that club.{{cite web |url=http://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/id_um/100827-se-retira-el-chino-garce|title=Garcé retires from professional football|date=22 May 2014|publisher=Diario El Litoral|access-date=2014-11-01|language=Spanish}}
= International =
Garcé played two friendly matches under Marcelo Bielsa's coaching for the Argentina national football team in 2003. He then played a friendly against Haiti under Diego Maradona. On 19 May 2010, Garcé was surprisingly selected as one of the 23 men to play for Argentina in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa though he did not feature in any match.{{cite web|url=http://www.ole.com.ar/mundial/argentina/Maradona_0_264573643.html|title=¡Acá están, estos son!|date=19 May 2010|publisher=Olé|access-date=2010-05-19|language=Spanish|archive-date=2 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192434/http://www.ole.com.ar/mundial/argentina/Maradona_0_264573643.html|url-status=dead}} According to Maradona, he saw a dream of an Argentina squad winning the World Cup, and the only face he could remember was Garcé's.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/04/diego-maradona-argentina-world-cup|title=¡World Cup 2010: The best of Argentina manager Diego Maradona|date=4 July 2010|work=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=2018-08-31|language=English}}
Career statistics
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Argentina national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| Total||4||0 |
Honours
River Plate
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006000320/http://soccer-stats.irishtimes.com/?Lang=0&CTID=60&CPID=172&pStr=Player&PLID=55120&TEID=3366 |date=dmy |title=Statistics at Irish Times}}
- {{NFT player|310}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510170240/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=4608&SEOFutbolista=Garce+Ariel+Hernan |date=dmy |title=Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI}} {{in lang|es}}
{{Argentina Squad 2010 World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garce, Ariel}}
Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Category:Atlético Morelia players
Category:Club Atlético Colón footballers
Category:Club Olimpo footballers
Category:Rosario Central footballers
Category:Atlético de Rafaela footballers
Category:Argentinos Juniors footballers
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Category:Argentina men's international footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:2010 FIFA World Cup players