Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raúl Antonio García Herrera | ||
Date of birth | September 13, 1962 | ||
Place of birth | San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1981–1986 | UES | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1999 | Águila | ||
National team‡ | |||
?–1997 | El Salvador | ||
Teams managed | |||
2006–2007 | Estudiantes F.C. | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2008. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2008 |
Raúl Antonio García Herrera (born September 13, 1962 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran professional footballer.
Garcia played the majority of his career at Salvadoran Premier League giants Águila.
Nicknamed Superman, Garcia made his debut for El Salvador in the 1980s and has earned over 30 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1993 and 1995 as well as at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
His final international game was a November 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States.
He was named El Salvador's goalkeeper coach ahead of the UNCAF U-16 tournament in 2009 and the UNCAF U-20 championships at the end of 2010.