Santiago García (Uruguayan footballer)
Santiago Damián García Correa (14 September 1990 – 4 February 2021), nicknamed Morro, was a Uruguayan professional footballer. He played as a striker.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Damián García Correa | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 4 February 2021 (aged 30)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Boca | |||
| Libertad Washington | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Nacional | 77 | (39) |
| 2011–2012 | Paranaense | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Kasımpaşa | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Nacional | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | River Plate-UY | 35 | (13) |
| 2016–2021 | Godoy Cruz | 100 | (46) |
| Total | 242 | (100) | |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Uruguay U-20 | 9 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
His last club was Argentine club Godoy Cruz, which tenure is thought to be the most successful of his professional career.[3]
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.
On 6 February 2021, García was found dead in his apartment in Mendoza, Argentina, with a gunshot wound in the head, aged 30.[4] It was confirmed that the cause of death was suicide by gunshot.[5]
Santiago García (Uruguayan Footballer) Media
Funeral of García in Uruguay
References
- ↑ (in es) La muerte de Santiago Morro García: "Murió el jueves" y "no hubo participación de terceros". https://www.clarin.com/deportes/muerte-santiago-morro-garcia-murio-jueves-participacion-terceros-_0_xj9CWQRLW.html. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ↑ "S. GARCÍA". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ La carrera del Morro García on Mendoza Post, 6 Feb 2021
- ↑ Urgente: encontraron muerto a Santiago "Morro" García (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Se suicidó el Morro García - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in español). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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