Atilio García

Atilio Ceferino García Pérez (26 August 1914 – 12 December 1973) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan naturalized footballer who played as a forward.

García is the top goal scorer in the history of Uruguayan football with 466 goals with 330 scored in official tournaments within 329 matches. and the second highest goal scorer in the history of the Uruguayan Primera División with 208 goals scored in 210 matches,

Career García started his careera at Club Atlético Moreno, then joining to Platense after a suggestion from Raúl Pajoni, a prominent player of El Calamar for those years. García played in Platense from 1931 to 1936, scoring 12 goals in 23 matches.

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each García goal.

Honours García with the rest of Nacional forwards, with whom he won 5 consecutive championships (1939–43).

Primera División (8): 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950 Torneo de Honor (8): 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1948 Campeonato Nocturno Rioplatense (1): 1938 C. C. Grandes del Río de la Plata (1): 1938 Copa Aldao (3): 1940, 1942, 1946 Torneo Competencia (3): 1942, 1945, 1948 Copa del Atlántico (1): 1947

Top scorer statistics SeasonClubGoals1938 Nacional 201939 Nacional 22 1940 Nacional 181941 Nacional 23 1942 Nacional 191943 Nacional 18 1944 Nacional 211946 Nacional 21

Facts Atilio Ceferino García has a stand in the Estadio Gran Parque Central named in his honour. On 8 December 1940 García scored a record 4 goals in a 5–1 victory over Peñarol. García scored a total of 35 goals against Peñarol, a record that may never be surpassed. García was topscorer in Uruguay in seven consecutive seasons between 1938 and 1944. Fernando Morena is the only player to have scored more goals than García in the Uruguayan league, with 230. García is the top scorer in the history of Club Nacional de Football, with 464 goals in 435 games in all competitions.