Atilio García

Atilio Ceferino García Pérez (Junin, Argentina, August 26, 1914 - Montevideo, Uruguay, December 12, 1973) was an Argentinian born Uruguayan naturalized footballer who played as a forward. He 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 the "clasicos" between Nacional and Peñarol, with 35 goals. He played for Club Nacional de Football between 1938 and 1951.

Atilio García
García during his tenure on Nacional
Personal information
Full name Atilio Ceferino García
Date of birth 26 August 1914
Place of birth Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 12 December 1973
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 Club de Montevideo ? (?)
1953 Miramar Misiones ? (?)
National team
1945–1947 Uruguay 6 [1] (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

García had short spells with Club Atlético Moreno, Club Atlético Platense and Boca Juniors in Argentina before joining Nacional.

With Nacional he set a number of national records, including; Most topscorer awards, most consecutive top scorer awards, most goals against C.A. Peñarol and the most goals against Peñarol in a single game. During his time at Nacional the club won 25 titles, including eight championships. García was the top scorer in the league on eight occasions.

After leaving Nacional he had single seasons with Racing Club de Montevideo and Miramar Misiones.

García continued to live in Uruguay after his retirement in 1953. He died in Montevideo in 1973.

Honours
García with the rest of Nacional forwards, with whom he won 5 consecutive championships (1939-43).
  • Primera División (8): 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950
  • Torneo de Honor (8): 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1948
  • Campeonato Nocturno Rioplatense (1): 1938
  • C. C. Grandes del Río de la Plata (1): 1938
  • Copa Aldao (3): 1940, 1942, 1946
  • Torneo Competencia (3): 1942, 1945, 1948
  • Copa del Atlántico (1): 1947

Top scorer statistics
Season Club Goals
1938Nacional20
1939Nacional22
1940Nacional18
1941Nacional23
1942Nacional19
1943Nacional18
1944Nacional21
1946Nacional21

Facts
  • Atilio Ceferino García has a stand in the Estadio Gran Parque Central named in his honour.
  • On 8 December 1940 García scored a record 4 goals in a 5–1 victory over Peñarol.
  • García scored a total of 35 goals against Peñarol, a record that may never be surpassed.
  • García was topscorer in Uruguay in seven consecutive seasons between 1938 and 1944.
  • Fernando Morena is the only player to have scored more goals than García in the Uruguayan league, with 230.
  • García is the top scorer in the history of Club Nacional de Football, with 464 goals in 435 games in all competitions.

References
  1. RSSSF Archived June 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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