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Atilio Ceferino García Pérez (26 August 1914 – 12 December 1973) was an Argentine born Uruguayan naturalized footballer who played as a forward.
García during his tenure in Nacional
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atilio Ceferino García Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | (1914-08-26)26 August 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 1973(1973-12-12) (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Atlético Moreno | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936 | Platense | 23 | (12) |
| 1937 | Boca Juniors | 7 | (6) |
| 1938–1951 | Nacional | 210 | (208) |
| 1952 | Racing Montevideo | ||
| 1953 | Miramar Misiones | ||
| International career | |||
| 1945 | Uruguay | 5 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gaecía is the top goal scorer in the history of Uruguayan football with 465 goals scored in official tournaments and the second highest goal scorer in the history of the Uruguayan Football Championship with 208 goals scored in 210 matches, which also converted him in to the top goal scorer of the Uruguayan Championship playing for the same club. He is also the top scorer in the history of Uruguayan Clásico with 35 goals. He played for Nacional between 1938 and 1951.
García had short spells with Club Atlético Moreno, Club Atlético Platense and Boca Juniors in Argentina before joining Nacional.
With Nacional he set a number of national records, including; Most topscorer awards, most consecutive top scorer awards, most goals against C.A. Peñarol and the most goals against Peñarol in a single game. During his time at Nacional the club won 25 titles, including eight championships. García was the top scorer in the league on eight occasions.
After leaving Nacional he had single seasons with Racing Club de Montevideo and Miramar Misiones.
García continued to live in Uruguay after his retirement in 1953. He died in Montevideo in 1973.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay[1] | 1945 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 January 1945 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile |  Ecuador |
1–0 | 5–1 | 1945 South American Championship |
| 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3 | 5–1 | |||||
| 4 | 28 January 1945 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile |  Colombia |
1–0 | 7–0 | |
| 5 | 7–0 |
| Season | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Nacional | 20 |
| 1939 | Nacional | 22 |
| 1940 | Nacional | 18 |
| 1941 | Nacional | 23 |
| 1942 | Nacional | 19 |
| 1943 | Nacional | 18 |
| 1944 | Nacional | 21 |
| 1946 | Nacional | 21 |