Édgar García de Dios
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Édgar Arturo García de Dios | ||
Date of birth | September 1, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Date of death | June 27, 2010 32) | (aged||
Place of death | Naucalpan, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995-1996 | Atlante | ||
1997-1999 | Toluca | 5 | (0) |
1999 | LASK Linz | ||
1999-2000 | Tecos UAG | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Édgar Arturo García de Dios (1 September 1977 – 27 June 2010) was a Mexican football player who had previously played professionally for Atlante and Tecos.
Club career
Born in Mexico City, Edgar Arturo Garcia made his debut with Atlante F.C. in the Mexico First Division in the 1995–1996 season as a forward. He then moved to play in Toluca, and Verano.[1] After a brief season in LASK Linz in Second Division in Austria, he returned for season 1999–2000 to play with Tecos.[2]
Personal life
He was a son of Arturo and Margarita Garcia. As of 2002, Garcia didn't play professional football anymore after money and football fame made him an alcoholic, effectively ending his football career prematurely.[3]
Death
He was shot with seven bullets at close range while in a taxi cab in Naucalpan.[4] He died instantly. The motives of the killing are not clear.
References
- ↑ Yucatan.com: Asesinan al ex atlantista Edgar García de Dios (in Spanish)
- ↑ Sale a la luz ejecución del ex futbolista Édgar Arturo García de Dios (in Spanish)
- ↑ García de Dios se ahoga en alcohol - Cronica (in Spanish)
- ↑ Murió asesinado Edgar García de Dios - Mediotiempo (in Spanish)
External links
- Profile - LigaMX