Atilio García
Uruguayan footballer (1914-1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Atilio Ceferino García Pérez (26 August 1914 – 12 December 1973) was an Argentine born Uruguayan naturalized footballer who played as a forward.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
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Full name | Atilio Ceferino García Pérez | ||
Date of birth | (1914-08-26)26 August 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 12 December 1973(1973-12-12) (aged 59) | ||
Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Club Atlético Moreno | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1936 | Platense | 23 | (12) |
1937 | Boca Juniors | 7 | (6) |
1938–1951 | Nacional | 210 | (208) |
1952 | Racing Montevideo | ||
1953 | Miramar Misiones | ||
International career | |||
1945 | Uruguay | 5 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Gaecía is the top goal scorer in the history of Uruguayan football with 465 goals scored in official tournaments and the second highest goal scorer in the history of the Uruguayan Football Championship with 208 goals scored in 210 matches, which also converted him in to the top goal scorer of the Uruguayan Championship playing for the same club. He is also the top scorer in the history of Uruguayan Clásico with 35 goals. He played for Nacional between 1938 and 1951.