Carlos María García Cambón (27 March 1949 – 27 April 2022) was an Argentine
football player and manager. In his debut for
Boca Juniors, he scored four goals in the
Superclásico derby against
River Plate.
[Carlos García Cambón: de la vuelta olímpica con Chacarita a los cuatro goles a River]
interview by Carlos Aira on Radio Gráfica
Playing career
García Cambón started his career with
Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires.
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and was part of the team that won the
Metropolitano
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1969 championship. He is fondly remembered by the Chacarita fans because he is their top scorer in games against their local rivals,
Atlanta
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, with eight goals.
In 1974, García Cambón moved to
Boca Juniors. His debut game is remembered as one of the most astonishing debut performances in the history of Argentine football. On 3 February 1974, he played his first game for Boca in the Superclásico against fierce rivals
River Plate. The game ended 5–2 to Boca with García Cambón scoring four times. He remains the only player to have scored four goals in the Superclásico. During his time at Boca, García Cambón won two league championships, the
Metropolitano and Nacional titles.
In early 1977, García Cambón was sold to
Unión de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on April 15, 1907 and plays in the Argentine Primera División.
Althou ...
.
Coaching career
After retirement, García Cambón moved into coaching; in 1998, he was appointed caretaker
coach of Boca Juniors. He went on to manage in Bolivia with
Blooming
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and in Indonesia with
Persija Jakarta
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.
Death
García Cambón died on 27 April 2022 after some complications related to an
abdominal aortic aneurysm
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.
Honours
Chacarita Juniors
*
Primera División:
1969 Metropolitano
Boca Juniors
* Primera División:
1976 Metropolitano, 1976 Nacional
Argentina Youth
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U-20 South American Championship:
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
References
External links
pictures of the 4 goals
Boca Museum description of the game
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1949 births
2022 deaths
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Argentine Primera División players
Chacarita Juniors footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
Unión de Santa Fe footballers
Argentine football managers
Boca Juniors managers
Club Blooming managers
Persija Jakarta managers
Argentine expatriate football managers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Expatriate football managers in Bolivia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Expatriate football managers in Indonesia
Deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysm