Luis Alberto García was a Chilean
footballer who played as a
defender and made four appearances for the
Chile in 1917.
Career
García played club football for Thunder de Coquimbo. In 1917, he played for the
Chile national team
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
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 afte ...
held in Uruguay. He played in all three matches at the tournament, making his international debut on 30 September 1917 against
Uruguay, which finished as a 4–0 loss. In the next match against
Argentina, he scored an
own goal as Chile lost 1–0. Chile lost the last match 1–0 against
Brazil, finishing last in the tournament without any points or goals scored. García earned his final cap for Chile against Argentina in a
friendly
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played on 21 October 1917, a week after the tournament ended, which finished as a 1–1 draw.
Career statistics
International
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Year of death missing
Chilean men's footballers
Chile men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Place of birth missing
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