Carlos García Cambón

Carlos García Cambón
García Cambón during his
tenure on Chacarita Juniors
Personal information
Full name Carlos María García Cambón
Date of birth (1949-03-27)27 March 1949
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 27 April 2022(2022-04-27) (aged 73)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1973 Chacarita Juniors 213 (total) (53)
1974–1977 Boca Juniors 104 (33)
1977 Unión de Santa Fe 12 (1)
1978 Chacarita Juniors (see above)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos María García Cambón (27 March 1949 – 27 April 2022) was an Argentine football player and manager. In his debut for Boca Juniors, he scored four goals in the Superclásico derby against River Plate.[1]

Playing career

García Cambón scoring the 4th and last goal to River Plate in his debut for Boca Juniors in 1974

García Cambón started his career with Chacarita Juniors and was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1969 championship. He is fondly remembered by the Chacarita fans because he is their top scorer in games against their local rivals, Atlanta, with eight goals.[2]

In 1974, García Cambón moved to Boca Juniors. 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.[3] During his time at Boca, García Cambón won two league championships, the Metropolitano and Nacional titles.

In early 1977, García Cambón was sold to Unión de Santa Fe.

Coaching career

After retirement, García Cambón moved into coaching; in 1998, he was appointed caretaker coach of Boca Juniors.[4] He went on to manage in Bolivia with Blooming and in Indonesia with Persija Jakarta.[5]

Death

García Cambón died on 27 April 2022 after some complications related to an abdominal aortic aneurysm.[5][6]

Honours

Chacarita Juniors

Boca Juniors

Argentina Youth

References

  1. ^ Carlos García Cambón: de la vuelta olímpica con Chacarita a los cuatro goles a River interview by Carlos Aira on Radio Gráfica
  2. ^ Chacarita-Atlanta derby statistics Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "El día en que García Cambón hizo historia" [The day García Cambón made history]. Clarín (in Spanish). 3 February 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Ahora, el Bambino está con un pie afuera de Boca" [Now, the Bambino is with one foot out of Boca]. Clarín (in Spanish). 28 April 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Murió Carlos María García Cambón, el símbolo de Boca Juniors que le hizo cuatro goles a River en su debut" [Carlos María García Cambón died, the symbol of Boca Juniors who scored four goals against River in his debut]. Infobae (in Spanish). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Una triste noticia enluta a Boca: murió Carlos María García Cambón" [A sad news mourns Boca: Carlos María García Cambón died]. mdz (in Spanish). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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