Ausberto García
Bolivian footballer (1934–2017)
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Ausberto García (9 February 1934 – 11 December 2017) was a Bolivian footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1934 | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 December 2017 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||
| Position | 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 | ||||||||||||||
He took part in the 1959 (Argentina),[1] 1963[2] and 1967[3] editions of the Copa America, winning the 1963 tournament on home soil.
International career
Ausberto García played 19 games and scored 5 goals for Bolivia.[4] His first cap and first goal was on 29 September 1957 during a 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Chile.[5]
García was in Bolivia's squad for the 1959 South American Championship, playing four games and scoring once (his second personal goal for Bolivia) against Brazil.[6]
García was also in Bolivia's squad for the 1963 South American Championship that took place on home soil. During the tournament, he played five games and scored three times (his third, fourth and fifth personal goals for Bolivia) against Peru, Paraguay and Brazil as Bolivia won its first and only Copa America.[7] The goal against Brazil was his last with Bolivia.[8]
His last competition was the 1967 South American Championship where he played four games.[9] The game against Chile on 1 February was his last cap with Bolivia.
Death
García died on 11 December 2017, at the age of 83.[10]
