Raúl Antonio García


Raúl Antonio García Herrera was a Salvadoran professional footballer.

Club career

García played the majority of his career with Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador giants Águila, in San Miguel.

International career

Nicknamed Superman, García made his debut for El Salvador in the 1980s and earned over 30 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1993 and 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup 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.

Retirement

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.

Death

Raul Garcia died due to cancer on January 11, 2018, he was 55 years old.