Carlos María García Cambón (27 March 1949 – 27 April 2022) was an Argentine

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player and manager. In his debut for

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, he scored four goals in the

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derby against River Plate.Carlos García Cambón: de la vuelta olímpica con Chacarita a los cuatro goles a River
interview by Carlos Aira on Radio Gráfica

Playing career

García Cambón started his career with

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...

and was part of the team that won the

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1969 championship. He is fondly remembered by the Chacarita fans because he is their top scorer in games against their local rivals,

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, with eight goals. In 1974, García Cambón moved to

. His debut game is remembered as one of the most astonishing debut performances in the history of Argentine football. On 3 February 1974, he played his first game for Boca in the Superclásico against fierce rivals River Plate. The game ended 5–2 to Boca with García Cambón scoring four times. He remains the only player to have scored four goals in the Superclásico. During his time at Boca, García Cambón won two league championships, the Metropolitano and Nacional titles. In early 1977, García Cambón was sold to

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Coaching career

After retirement, García Cambón moved into coaching; in 1998, he was appointed caretaker

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of Boca Juniors. He went on to manage in Bolivia with

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and in Indonesia with

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Death

García Cambón died on 27 April 2022 after some complications related to an

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Honours

Chacarita Juniors * Primera División: 1969 Metropolitano Boca Juniors * Primera División: 1976 Metropolitano, 1976 Nacional Argentina Youth * U-20 South American Championship:

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References

External links

pictures of the 4 goals

Boca Museum description of the game
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