Oscar Alfredo Garré (born 9 December 1956) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Garré played most of his career (1974–88 and 1989–94) as a defender for

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its foot ...

, and was part of the team that won the

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s of 1982 and 1984. 1982's campaign saw Ferro finish the league without losing a single game. Garré played for the Argentina national team, he was part of the squad that won the

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. In 1994, he went to Israel, where he played for Hapoel Kfar Saba and

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in the local football league. He retired in 1996, aged almost 40. After retirement, he has coached such teams as

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, Chile's Universidad Católica, and

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. Between August 2006, and 2007 he worked as the coach of his former club

, he was replaced with former Argentina teammate

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Personal life

He is the father of the Argentine players Emiliano and

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. He is also the grandfather of another player, Benjamín

Honours

Ferro Carril Oeste *

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: Nacional 1982, Nacional 1984 *

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: 1978 Argentina *

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* * * 1956 births Living people Argentine people of Belgian descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentina men's international footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga Leumit players Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1983 Copa América players 1987 Copa América players FIFA World Cup-winning players Argentine football managers Ferro Carril Oeste managers Atlético de Rafaela managers Footballers from Buenos Aires Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers Deportes Concepción (Chile) managers C.D. Huachipato managers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate football managers in Chile {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub