Claudio García

Claudio García
	García with the Argentina U20 team in 1981
Personal information
Full name	Claudio Omar García
Date of birth	24 August 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1986	Huracán
1986–1988	Vélez Sársfield
1988–1990	Lyon
1991–1995	Racing Club
1995–1996	Colón de Santa Fe
1996–1998	Huracán
1998–1999	All Boys
1999–2000	Independiente Rivadavia
2000–2001	Chacarita Juniors
2001	Real Jaen
International career
1981–1983	Argentina U20
1991–1994	Argentina
Managerial career
0000	Defensores Unidos
0000	Independiente Rivadavia
0000	Talleres (RE)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claudio Omar Turco García (born 24 August 1963 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine former international footballer who played as a winger.

Playing career

García started his professional career in 1981 with Club Atlético Huracán in Buenos Aires. He stayed with the club until their relegation from the Argentine Primera at the end of the 1985–1986 season.

García joined Vélez Sársfield where he played until 1988, then signed for Lyon in France.

In 1991 García returned to Argentine football to join Racing Club de Avellaneda. He was also given his debut for the Argentina national team in 1991. He was part of two Copa América winning campaigns in 1991 and 1993.

García played over 100 games for Racing Club between 1991 and his departure in 1995. He joined Colón de Santa Fe where he spent one season before returning to Huracán in 1996. By the end of his second spell at Huracán he had made 251 appearances, scoring 51 goals.

Towards the end of his playing days he spent time with All Boys and Independiente Rivadavia in the Argentine 2nd Division and Chacarita Juniors. In 2001, he joined Spanish lower league side Real Jaen.

Coaching career

Since his retirement as a player García has worked as a football manager on a couple of occasions, with Defensores Unidos and Independiente Rivadavia. Currently, he is the manager of Talleres (RE).

Reality shows career


Year	Title	Role	Results	Notes
2020	MasterChef Celebrity Argentina	Contestant	8th eliminated	45 episodes
2022	El hotel de los famosos	Candidate in qualification	Official Contestant	5 episodes
2022	El hotel de los famosos	Contestant	11th eliminated	11 episodes

Honours

Player

Lyon

Ligue 2: 1988–89

International

Argentina

External links

Claudio García at National-Football-Teams.com
(in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics^[usurped]