Claudio Omar ''Turco'' García (born 24 August 1963) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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. He made 13 appearances for the Argentine national team, scoring three goals.

Playing career

Born in

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, Argentina, García started his professional career in 1980 with

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in Buenos Aires. He stayed with the club until their relegation from the

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at the end of the 1985–1986 season. García joined Vélez Sársfield where he played until 1988, then signed for

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, who were promoted from the 2nd to 1st Division in 1989–90, with Garcia making 57 appearances and scoring 15 goals. In 1991 García returned to Argentine football to join

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. He was also given his debut for the Argentina national team in 1991. He was part of two

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winning campaigns in

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and

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. García played over 100 games for Racing Club between 1991 and his departure in 1995. He joined

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where he spent one season before returning to Huracán in 1996. By the end of his second spell at Huracán he had made 251 appearances, scoring 51 goals. Towards the end of his playing days he spent time with

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and

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in the Argentine 2nd Division and

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. In 2001, he joined Spanish lower league side Real Jaen.

Coaching career

Since his retirement as a player García has worked as a football manager on a couple of occasions, with

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and Independiente Rivadavia. Currently, he is the manager of Talleres (RE).

Reality shows career

Honours

Player

Lyon *

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: 1988–89

International

Argentina *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Claudio 1963 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football forwards Argentina men's international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers 1991 Copa América players 1992 King Fahd Cup players 1993 Copa América players Copa América–winning players FIFA Confederations Cup–winning players Argentine Primera División players Ligue 1 players Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Olympique Lyonnais players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers All Boys footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Real Jaén footballers Argentine football managers Talleres de Remedios de Escalada managers Independiente Rivadavia managers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 20th-century Argentine sportsmen