Ausberto García (9 February 1934 – 11 December 2017) was a Bolivian

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who played as a

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. He took part in the 1959 (Argentina),

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and

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editions of the

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, winning the 1963 tournament on home soil.

International career

Ausberto García played 19 games and scored 5 goals for

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

. His first cap and first goal was on 29 September 1957 during a 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification game against

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. García was in Bolivia's

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for the 1959 South American Championship, playing four games and scoring once (his second personal goal for Bolivia) against

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. García was also in Bolivia's

for the

1963 South American Championship The 1963 Copa América, South American Championship was held in Bolivia between 10 and 31 March 1963. It was won by Bolivian Football Federation, Bolivia with Paraguayan Football Association, Paraguay second. This is, so far, Bolivia's only Copa ...

that took place on home soil. During the tournament, he played five games and scored three times (his third, fourth and fifth personal goals for Bolivia) against

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

and Brazil as Bolivia won its first and only

. The goal against Brazil was his last with Bolivia. His last competition was the

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where he played four games. The game against Chile on 1 February was his last cap with Bolivia.

Death

García died on 11 December 2017, at the age of 83.

References

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* 1934 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Bolivian sportsmen Bolivian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Bolivia men's international footballers Copa América–winning players C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players Club Aurora players Place of birth missing {{Bolivia-footy-forward-stub