Raúl García (footballer, born 1962)

{{short description|Salvadoran footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Raúl García

| fullname = Raúl Antonio García Herrera

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1962|9|13}}

| birth_place = San Miguel, El Salvador

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|1|11|1962|9|13}}

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| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Instituto Técnico Ricaldone

| youthyears2 = 1980

| youthclubs2 = UES

| years1 = 1981–1986

| clubs1 = UES

| years2 = 1987–1999

| clubs2 = Águila

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| nationalyears1 = 1986–1997

| nationalteam1 = El Salvador

| nationalcaps1 = 37

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs1 = Estudiantes

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{{family name hatnote|García|Herrera|lang=Spanish}}

Raúl Antonio García Herrera (September 13, 1962 in San Miguel, El Salvador – January 11, 2018) was a Salvadoran professional footballer.{{cite web| url = http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/350648/llego-la-ayuda-para-superman-garcia-desde-ee-uu/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170518204219/http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/350648/llego-la-ayuda-para-superman-garcia-desde-ee-uu/| archive-date = 2017-05-18| title = Llegó la ayuda para "Superman" García desde EE.UU. {{!}} elsalvador.com}} {{cite web | url=https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Aguila-de-principio-a-fin-20180111-0014.html | title="Superman" García, un aguilucho confeso }}

Club career

García played the majority of his career with Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador giants Águila, in San Miguel.

International career

Nicknamed Superman, García made his debut for El Salvador in the 1980s and earned over 30 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches{{FIFA player|94815}} and played at the 1993 and 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam95.html UNCAF Tournament 1995] - RSSSF as well as at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details] - RSSSF

His final international game was a November 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States.

Retirement

He was named El Salvador's goalkeeper coach ahead of the UNCAF U-16 tournament in 2009[http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/02/06/preparador-de-porteros-de-la-sub-20-vuelve-a-el-salvador-de-emergencia-por-enfermedad Preparador de porteros de la sub-20 vuelve a El Salvador de emergencia por enfermedad] - UNCAF and the UNCAF U-20 championships at the end of 2010.[http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/02/10/el-pichi-garcia-uno-de-los-grandes-porteros-del-futbol-salvadoreno7 "El Pichi" García, uno de los grandes porteros del fútbol salvadoreño] - El Gráfico {{in lang|es}}

Death

Raul Garcia died due to cancer on January 11, 2018, he was 55 years old.

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