Ausberto García
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1934 | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 December 2017 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1957-1963 | Jorge Wilstermann | |||||||||||||
| 1964 | Aurora | |||||||||||||
| 1965-1968 | Jorge Wilstermann | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1967 | Bolivia | 19 | (5) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Ausberto García (9 February 1934 – 11 December 2017) was a Bolivian footballer.[1] He took part in the 1959 (Argentina),[2] 1963[3] and 1967[4] editions of the Copa America, winning the 1963 tournament on home soil. García died on 11 December 2017, at the age of 83.[5]
International Career[edit]
Ausberto García played 19 games and scored 5 goals for Bolivia.[6]
His first cap and first goal was on 29 September 1957 during a 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Chile.[7]
García was in Bolivia’s squad for the 1959 South American Championship, playing 4 games and scoring once (his 2nd personal goal for Bolivia) against Brazil.[8][9]
García was also in Bolivia’s squad for the 1963 South American Championship that took place on home soil. During the tournament, he played 5 games and scored 3 times (his 3rd, 4th and 5th personal goals for Bolivia) against Peru, Paraguay and Brazil as Bolivia won its first and only Copa America.[10][11] The goal against Brazil was his last with Bolivia.[12]
His last competition was the 1967 South American Championship where he played 4 games.[13] The game against Chile on 1st February was his last cap with Bolivia.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ausberto Garcia". Playmakerstats. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Southamerican Championship 1959 (1st Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "South American Championship 1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "South American Championship 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Fallece Ausberto García, excampeón del Sudamericano de 1963". La Razon. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Profile of Ausberto García". Besoccer. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Profile of Ausberto García". Besoccer. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Southamerican Championship 1959 (1st Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Ausberto Garcia". Playmakerstats. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "South American Championship 1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Ausberto Garcia". Playmakerstats. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Profile of Ausberto García". Besoccer. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "South American Championship 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links[edit]
- Ausberto García at FIFA (archived)
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