Rubén Fernando García González (born 20 August 1982) is a former

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, who last played as a

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for

Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz Club Deportivo Veracruz, commonly known as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, was a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the city of Veracruz, Veracruz, Veracruz. ''El Aston'' was founded in 1943, and played in the Liga M ...

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Club career

García made his professional debut on 6 October 2001 at age 19 for

Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whic ...

in a game against

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. He replaced his colleague, second-string goalkeeper Jesus Salvador Alfaro, who had been red-carded in a 3–3 tie. He played the last 4 minutes of the game, was scored on by Víctor Ruiz and Toluca won the game, 4–3. He was inactive for a period, until he reappeared with

Lobos BUAP Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla were a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represented the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 1930s ...

in 2005, playing in two games and allowing just two goals. He later signed on with

La Piedad La Piedad is a municipality located at in the north-west of the Mexican state of Michoacán, bordering Jalisco and Guanajuato. The municipal seat is the town of La Piedad de Cabadas. The original colonial name was San Sebastián. It is bordered ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Ruben 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Pachuca Footballers from Hidalgo (state) Men's association football goalkeepers C.F. Pachuca players Lobos BUAP footballers C.F. La Piedad footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Liga MX players Mexican men's footballers