Raúl Antonio García Herrera (September 13, 1962 in San Miguel, El Salvador – January 11, 2018) 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 CupUNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF as well as at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
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 2009Preparador de porteros de la sub-20 vuelve a El Salvador de emergencia por enfermedad - UNCAF and the UNCAF U-20 championships at the end of 2010."El Pichi" García, uno de los grandes porteros del fútbol salvadoreño - El Gráfico
Death Raul Garcia died due to cancer on January 11, 2018, he was 55 years old.
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