Santiago García (Uruguayan footballer)

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Santiago García
Personal information
García as player of Godoy Cruz
Full name	Santiago Damián García Correa
Date of birth	(1990-09-14)14 September 1990
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	4 February 2021(2021-02-04) (aged 30)^[1]
Place of death	Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina^[2]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Club Boca
	Libertad Washington
	Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Nacional	77	(39)
2011–2012	Athletico Paranaense	15	(2)
2012–2013	Kasımpaşa	1	(0)
2013–2014	Nacional	14	(0)
2014–2015	River Plate-UY	35	(13)
2016–2021	Godoy Cruz	96	(46)
Total		242	(100)
International career
2009	Uruguay U-20	9	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Santiago Damián García Correa (14 September 1990 – 4 February 2021), nicknamed Morro, was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a striker.^[3] His last club was Argentine club Godoy Cruz, which tenure is considered the most successful of his professional career.^[4] being the top scorer of the club in Argentine Primera División^[5] and an idol of club supporters.^[6] García was also the top scorer of the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División season with 17 goals.

Club career

García started his career in Libertad Washington youth teams. He then joined Nacional de Montevideo.^[7] He was considered one of Uruguayan football's best prospects.

He appeared on the first team in 2008, at just 17 years old, capturing everyone's attention with his speed and strength. He made his official debut on 27 July 2008 against Defensor Sporting Club, scoring in this game his first goal as a professional player. After his great appearances in Nacional, San Lorenzo de Almagro tried to hire him without success.

During the last two seasons of the Uruguayan championship García participated in the first team of Nacional, although he wasn't considered part of the starting team. This situation changed in the 2010–11 season, in which Garcia evolved into becoming not only part of the starting team, but also one of its most valuable players. He managed to win the Primera División championship with Nacional and ended the season as the league's top goalscorer, with 23 goals in 28 matches.

On 18 June 2011, García joined Brazilian Clube Atlético Paranaense for €2 million, signing a five-year contract.^[8] After failing a drug test for cocaine doping, García was traded to Turkish club Kasımpaşa. In 2013 he returned to Nacional, and one year later he moved to River Plate, where he remained until January 2016 when he was acquired by Godoy Cruz.^[4]

With the Mendocino team, García spent the most successful years in the history of the club. The team finished second to Boca Juniors in 2017–18 (only two points behind), and qualified to play the 2017 Copa Libertadores. During those five years playing for Godoy Cruz, García also became the club's all-time top scorer in Primera División.^[4]

International career

García was a member of the Uruguay under-20 team that participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he played three games and scored one goal.

Death and legacy

On 6 February 2021, after several days without contact,^[9] García, aged 30, was found dead in his apartment in Godoy Cruz, with a gunshot wound in the right parietal.^[10]

He had been receiving psychiatric treatment. It was later confirmed that the cause of death was suicide by gunshot.^[11] After preliminary examinations by the Scientific Police, it was determined that he died on 4 February.^[1]

After the death of García was confirmed, Godoy Cruz announced that number 18 worn by García during his tenure with the club would be retired in his honour.^[12]^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "La muerte de Santiago Morro García: "Murió el jueves" y "no hubo participación de terceros"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ "Conmoción en el fútbol argentino: encontraron muerto a Santiago Morro García, figura de Godoy Cruz". Infobae (in Spanish). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ "S. GARCÍA". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c La carrera del Morro García on Mendoza Post, 6 February 2021
^ De ídolo a goleador marginado: la intensa carrera de Santiago Morro García en Godoy Cruz on Infobae, 6 February 2021
^ La vida y carrera del ídolo tombino on Mendoza Online, 6 February 2021
^ "El 'Morro' García, de Nacional, destroza a Peñarol con sus goles" (in Spanish). 13 May 2010.
^ "Santiago Garcia acerta com Atlético Paranaense" (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 18 June 2011.
^ "Conmoción en el fútbol argentino: apareció muerto el delantero Santiago García". TN (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ Urgente: encontraron muerto a Santiago "Morro" García (in Spanish)
^ "Se suicidó el Morro García - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ Godoy Cruz retirará la camiseta 18 on El Gráfico, 6 February 2021
^ Muerte de Morro García: Godoy Cruz retirará la camiseta 18 on TyC, 6 February 2021

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Uruguayan Primera División top scorers

1932: Labraga
1933: Young
1934: Ciocca
1935: Castaldo
1936: Ciocca
1937: Tellechea
1938: A. García
1939: A. García
1940: A. García
1941: A. García
1942: A. García
1943: A. García
1944: A. García
1945: Falero / Schiaffino
1946: Atilio García
1947: Falero
1949: Míguez
1950: Orlandi
1951: Hohberg
1952: Enrico
1953: Hohberg
1954: Romay
1955: Ambrois
1956: Carranza
1957: Hernández
1958: Pedersen
1959: Guaglianone
1960: Cabrera
1961: Spencer
1962: Spencer
1963: Rocha
1964: Salva
1965: Rocha
1966: Araquem de Melo
1967: Spencer
1968: Bareño / R. García / Rocha / Spencer
1969: Artime
1970: Artime
1971: Artime
1972: Mameli
1973: Morena
1974: Morena
1975: Morena
1976: Morena
1977: Morena
1978: Morena
1979: Victorino
1980: Siviero
1981: Paz
1982: Morena
1983: Luzardo
1984: Villarreal
1985: Alzamendi
1986: Carrasco / Miranda
1987: Miranda
1988: da Silva
1989: Aguirre / Miqueiro / Quagliatta
1990: Barán
1991: Valdés
1992: Valdés
1993: Cabrera
1994: D. Silva
1995: González
1996: González
1997: Bengoechea
1998: M. Rodríguez / Sosa
1999: Álvez
2000: Chevantón
2001: Marcón
2002: Hornos
2003: Medina
2004: Bueno / Medina
2005: Granoche
2005–06: Cardoso
2006–07: Díaz
2007–08: Porta / Stuani
2008–09: Pacheco / Quiñones
2009–10: Pacheco
2010–11: S. García
2011–12: Porta
2012–13: Olivera
2013–14: Acuña
2014–15: Alonso
2015–16: Arias / G. Rodríguez
2016: Fernández / P. Silva
2017: Palacios
2018: Bergessio
2019: Ramírez
2020: Bergessio
2021: Silvera
2022: Borbas
2023: Ramírez

v t e Argentine Primera División top scorers
1890s	1891: Archer 1892 1893: Leslie 1894: Gifford 1895: (No records) 1896: Allen / Anderson 1897: Stirling 1898: Allen 1899: Hooton
1900s	1900: Leonard 1901: Dorning 1902: J. Brown 1903: J. Brown 1904: A. Brown 1905: T. González / C. Lett 1906: E. Brown / Hooton / Lawrie / Whalley 1907: E. Brown 1908: E. Brown 1909: E. Brown
1910s	1910: Watson Hutton 1911: Malbrán / E. Lett / Piaggio 1912: Ohaco 1912 FAF: Colla 1913: Ohaco 1913 FAF: Dannaher 1914: Ohaco 1914 FAF: Carabelli 1915: Ohaco 1916: Hiller 1917: Marcovecchio 1918: Zabaleta 1919: Garasino / Martín 1919 AAmF: Marcovecchio
1920s	1920: Lucarelli 1920 AAmF: Carreras 1921: Dannaher 1921 AAmF: Zabaleta 1922: Clarke / Tarasconi 1922 AAmF: Seoane 1923: Tarasconi 1923 AAmF: Barceló 1924: Tarasconi 1924 AAmF: Lucarelli / Ravaschino 1925: Gaslini 1925 AAmF: Bellomo 1926: Cherro 1926 AAmF: Seoane 1927: Tarasconi 1928: Cherro 1929: Cortese / Seoane
1930s	1930: Cherro 1931: Zozaya 1932: B. Ferreyra 1933: Varallo 1934: Barrera 1935: Cosso 1936: Barrera 1937: Erico 1938: Erico 1939: Erico
1940s	1940: Benítez Cáceres / Lángara 1941: Canteli 1942: Martino 1943: Arrieta / Labruna / Frutos 1944: Mellone 1945: Labruna 1946: Boyé 1947: Di Stéfano 1948: Santos 1949: Simes / Pizzuti
1950s	1950: Papa 1951: Vernazza 1952: Ricagni 1953: Pizzuti / Benavídez 1954: Berni / Conde / Borello 1955: Massei 1956: Castro / Grillo 1957: Rob. Zárate 1958: Sanfilippo 1959: Sanfilippo
1960s	1960: Sanfilippo 1961: Sanfilippo 1962: Artime 1963: Artime 1964: Veira 1965: Carone 1966: Artime 1967 Met: Acosta 1967 Nac: Artime 1968 Met: Obberti 1968 Nac: Wehbe 1969 Met: Machado 1969 Nac: Fischer / Bulla
1970s	1970 Met: Más 1970 Nac: Bianchi 1971 Met: Bianchi 1971 Nac: Obberti / Luñiz 1972 Met: Brindisi 1972 Nac: Morete 1973 Met: Más / Curioni / Peña 1973 Nac: Gómez Voglino 1974 Met: Morete 1974 Nac: Kempes 1975 Met: Scotta 1975 Nac: Scotta 1976 Met: Kempes 1976 Nac: Eresuma / L. Ludueña / Marchetti 1977 Met: C. Álvarez 1977 Nac: Letanú 1978 Met: Maradona / Andreucci 1978 Nac: Reinaldi 1979 Met: Maradona / Fortunato 1979 Nac: Maradona
1980s	1980 Met: Maradona 1980 Nac: Maradona 1981 Met: Chaparro 1981 Nac: Bianchi 1982 Nac: M. Juárez 1982 Met: Morete 1983 Nac: Husillos 1983 Met: Ramos 1984 Nac: Pasculli 1984 Met: Francescoli 1985 Nac: Comas 1985–86: Francescoli 1986–87: Palma 1987–88: J. L. Rodríguez 1988–89: Dertycia / Gorosito 1989–90: Cozzoni
1990s	1990–91: E. González 1991 Ap: Díaz Cl 1992: Scotto / Latorre 1992 Ap: Acosta 1993 Cl: Da Silva 1993 Ap: Martínez 1994 Cl: Espina / Crespo 1994 Ap: Francescoli 1995 Cl: Flores 1995 Ap: Calderón 1996 Cl: A. López 1996 Ap: Reggi 1997 Cl: Martínez 1997 Ap: Da Silva 1998 Cl: Sosa 1998 Ap: Palermo 1999 Cl: Calderón 1999 Ap: Saviola
2000s	2000 Cl: Fuertes 2000 Ap: Ángel 2001 Cl: Romeo 2001 Ap: Cardetti 2002 Cl: Cavenaghi 2002 Ap: Silvera 2003 Cl: Figueroa 2003 Ap: Farías 2004 Cl: Rol. Zárate 2004 Ap: L. López 2005 Cl: Pavone 2005 Ap: Cámpora 2006 Cl: Vargas 2006 Ap: M. Zárate / Palacio 2007 Cl: Palermo 2007 Ap: Denis 2008 Cl: Cvitanich 2008 Ap: Sand 2009 Cl: Sand 2009 Ap: Silva
2010s	2010 Cl: Boselli 2010 Ap: Stracqualursi / Silva 2011 Cl: Cámpora / Gutiérrez 2011 Ap: Ramírez 2012 Cl: Luna 2012 In: F. Ferreyra / Scocco 2013 Fi: Gigliotti / Scocco 2013 In: Pereyra 2014 Fi: M. Zárate 2014 Tr: Pratto / M. Rodríguez / Romero 2015: Ruben 2016: Sand 2016–17: Benedetto 2017–18: García 2018–19: L. López
2020s	2020: Borré / Romero 2021: J. Álvarez 2022: Retegui 2023: Santos / Vegetti

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