Ariel Hernán "Chino" Garcé (born 14 July 1979), is a former
Argentine
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football
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defender. He played as a central defender or right back in
River Plate,
Colón de Santa Fe Colón may refer to:
Places
;Argentina
* Colón, Entre Ríos
* Colón Department, Córdoba
* Colón Department, Entre Ríos
* Colón, Buenos Aires
;Colombia
* Colón, Nariño
* Colón, Putumayo
* Colón Department (Colombia)
;Costa Rica
* Ciu ...
,
Olimpo de Bahía Blanca
Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized i ...
, and
Atlético de Rafaela
Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that co ...
.
Career
Club
Garcé started his career with
River Plate in 1999. He was part of two championship winning squads before moving on loan to
Monarcas Morelia in Mexico in 2003. Garcé returned to
River Plate in 2004 and helped the club to win the
Clausura 2004 tournament.
Garcé then had his first spell with
Colón de Santa Fe Colón may refer to:
Places
;Argentina
* Colón, Entre Ríos
* Colón Department, Córdoba
* Colón Department, Entre Ríos
* Colón, Buenos Aires
;Colombia
* Colón, Nariño
* Colón, Putumayo
* Colón Department (Colombia)
;Costa Rica
* Ciu ...
, before playing for
Olimpo de Bahía Blanca
Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized i ...
and
Rosario Central
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. While at Olimpo, Garcé was banned for 6 months by the Argentine federation after he tested positive of
cocaine
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.
In 2007, he returned for a second spell with Colón.
In 2014, he played for
Atlético de Rafaela
Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that co ...
finishing his career in that club.
International
Garcé played two friendly matches under
Marcelo Bielsa
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's coaching for the
Argentina national football team
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Nicknamed ''La Albiceleste'' ('The White and S ...
in 2003. He then played a friendly against
Haiti
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under
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona (; 30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FI ...
. On 19 May 2010, Garcé was surprisingly selected as one of the 23 men to play for Argentina in the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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in South Africa though he did not feature in any match. According to Maradona, he saw a dream of an Argentina squad winning the World Cup, and the only face he could remember was Garcé's.
Career statistics
International
Honours
River Plate
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Argentine Primera División
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Th ...
(3):
Clausura 2000,
Clausura 2002,
Clausura 2004
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Atlético Morelia players
Club Atlético Colón footballers
Club Olimpo footballers
Rosario Central footballers
Atlético de Rafaela footballers
Argentinos Juniors footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Liga MX players
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Argentina men's international footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
2010 FIFA World Cup players
Doping cases in association football