Édgar García de Dios
Mexican footballer (1977–2010)
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Édgar Arturo García de Dios (1 September 1977 – 27 June 2010) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édgar Arturo García de Dios[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 27 June 2010 (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Naucalpan, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Atlante | ||
| 1996–1997 | LASK | 12 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Toluca | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Tecos UAG | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Mexico City, García made his debut with Atlante F.C. in the Mexico First Division in the 1995–96 season. He then moved to play in Toluca, and Verano.[2] After a brief season in LASK in Second Division in Austria, he returned for season 1999–2000 to play with Tecos UAG.[3]
Personal life
He was a son of Arturo and Margarita García. As of 2002, García did not play professional football anymore after he had become an alcoholic, effectively ending his football career prematurely.[4]
Death
García was shot with seven bullets at close range while in a taxi cab in Naucalpan. The motives of the killing are not clear.[5]