Luis Alberto García was a Chilean

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who played as a defender and made four appearances for the

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in 1917.

Career

García played club football for Thunder de Coquimbo. In 1917, he played for the Chile national team at the

1917 South American Championship The 1917 South American Championship of Nations was the second edition of the continental tournament now known as the Copa América. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 30 September to 14 October 1917. Hosts Uruguay retained the title after ...

held in Uruguay. He played in all three matches at the tournament, making his international debut on 30 September 1917 against

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, which finished as a 4–0 loss. In the next match against

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, he scored an

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as Chile lost 1–0. Chile lost the last match 1–0 against

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, finishing last in the tournament without any points or goals scored. García earned his final cap for Chile against Argentina in a friendly played on 21 October 1917, a week after the tournament ended, which finished as a 1–1 draw.

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* * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Place of birth missing {{Chile-footy-bio-stub